Science Update

Earthshine

June 1, 2001

Light reflected from Earth onto the moon can be used to forecast Earth's climate

May 30, 2001

A brain transplant can make a baby chicken respond to the call of a mother quail.

May 28, 2001

Proteins in the whey left over from making cheese can be used to make microcapsules

May 25, 2001

A computer program that describes the physics of the curve ball

May 23, 2001

Using enzymes from bacteriophages to kill bacteria in human noises and throats

May 22, 2001

Studying behaviors and brains of a menagerie of animals to better understand how the brain governs …

May 21, 2001

How amateurs can help professional astronomers keep an eye on the sky

May 18, 2001

How your cultural heritage could affect how your body processes medicines and chemotherapies.

May 16, 2001

Instead of looking for drugs to treat cancer, some researchers are looking to prevent cancer with …

May 14, 2001

Using balloons to explore the planets

May 11, 2001

How people form associations between words, concepts and objects.

May 10, 2001

Looking for the first plants ever planted by humans