Science Update

Robotic Dog – rerun of #3090

January 5, 2004

rerun

January 1, 2004

Treating spider phobia with virtual reality

December 31, 2003

Adding glass microbeads to explosives to make them easier to trace

December 30, 2003

Studying the bombardier beetle's combustion chamber to improve aircraft design.

December 29, 2003

Searching for particles called WIMPs with an underground detector in northern Minnesota

December 24, 2003

Differences in squirrel hoarding behavior are affecting the makeup of hardwood forests.

December 22, 2003

A new breed of soybeans does not need hydrogenation, thus lowering trans fat.

December 17, 2003

Red sea urchins can live to be more than 100 years old.

December 15, 2003

Naked mole-rats are missing a substance in their skin that transmits pain signals.

December 11, 2003

Ozone produced in the body reacts with cholesterol and contributes to heart disease.