Science Update

Diagnostic Spit

February 17, 2005

A device can diagnose disease from saliva samples

February 15, 2005

Dropping sardine populations off southwest Africa are worsening the greenhouse effect.

February 9, 2005

Using a birth simulator to determine the best way to manage complicated births

February 8, 2005

How the abalone turns soft calcium carbonate into a tough shell

February 7, 2005

Mice missing a gene for an enzyme burn fat instead of storing it.

February 3, 2005

Using pressure sensitivity to design a gun that only fires for its owner

February 2, 2005

Using satellite imagery to track and count wildlife

February 1, 2005

The earthquake that caused the Southeast Asian tsunami changed the shape of the Earth

January 31, 2005

Sounds from Saturn's largest moon, Titan, recorded by the Huygens probe from Cassini

January 26, 2005

Damage to one part of the brain results in indiscriminate hoarding behavior.