Science Update

Podcast

January 20, 2006

Spiders that eat their mates, why cloned animals get sick, some lesser known dangers of inbreeding, …

January 18, 2006

It's well known that inbred animals are more likely to inherit genetic diseases. But did you know …

January 16, 2006

Many fathers in the animal kingdom are deadbeat dads by human standards. But redback spider dads are …

January 13, 2006

Blocking addiction in the brain, how particle accelerators work, mapping the Milky Way, the other …

January 12, 2006

Many genetic diseases don't kick in unless triggered. Now scientists are looking for those triggers …

January 11, 2006

Astronomers have made new progress in the effort to map the Milky Way.

January 10, 2006

The action in particle accelerators makes the fastest racecars look like slugs.

January 9, 2006

A promising chemical may counteract the brain changes that go hand-in-hand with addiction.

January 6, 2006

Pushing the boundaries of maps, how the space station makes oxygen, body image in the brain, how …

January 5, 2006

A new study shows that even a little noise could have a big effect on heart health.

January 4, 2006

People with anorexia and other eating disorders can become dangerously thin but still feel …

January 2, 2006

Most maps give facts and statistics. But a new mapping project is trying to capture something more …