Science Update

Bouncing Babies

July 21, 2005

Babies learn rhythms by feeling them as well as hearing them.

July 20, 2005

A kind of stem cell in the brain is the source of some childhood brain cancers.

July 18, 2005

Chickadees change their calls to warn others of how dangerous a predator is.

July 13, 2005

Kids eat more when they get more food on their plates.

July 11, 2005

A computer system that lets you drive a piece of music like driving a car.

July 6, 2005

Sequencing the genetic code of an extinct cave bear

July 5, 2005

Canaries can incorporate learned phrases into their songs.

July 4, 2005

Adding rosemary to meat reduces harmful compounds that form during grilling.

June 29, 2005

Excess calories from sugary drinks is contributing to the obesity epidemic.

June 27, 2005

A system that allows blind people to play basketball

June 23, 2005

Removing the spleen in mice slowed progression of leukemia.

June 22, 2005

Harmful chemicals can reprogram genes to promote cancer.