Science Update
Healthy Restaurants
Restaurant chains advertising healthful food may actually encourage overeating.
Podcast
How spiders avoid getting caught. Plastic that's as strong as steel. A purpose for the appendix? And …
Ultrastrong Plastic
Engineers have created a plastic that's as strong as steel, but lighter.
Vocal Joystick
A new computer program allows users to operate a mouse using just the sound of their voice.
Podcast
Chewing gum that's not sticky. Worms and bacteria team up. Some very hairy genetics. And more.
Woolly DNA
Woolly mammoths went extinct thousands of years ago. But now their genetic past is being resurrected …
Non-Stick Chewing Gum
A non-stick chewing gum may eliminate some major cleaning headaches.
Animal Attention
Humans may be hard-wired to pay attention to animals, according to a new study.
Podcast
Cancer resistance could be in the blood. Does antibacterial soap really work? A mouse model for …