Science Update

Lizard Mates

November 27, 2002

Female lizards pick mates with the best real estate (rocks for sunning).

November 26, 2002

A drill that uses microwaves to quietly bore clean, dust-free holes in non-metallic objects

November 25, 2002

The Milky Way halo contains cold hydrogen clouds.

November 21, 2002

A system that analyzes how people walk could identify suspicious behavior.

November 20, 2002

A bacterial spray can protect potatoes from dry rot fungus.

November 19, 2002

Swaddling fussy babies can help them sleep more soundly.

November 18, 2002

Diatoms use their glass shells to soak up carbon dioxide, thus keeping it out of the atmosphere.

November 13, 2002

November 12, 2002

Alkaloid compounds on the skin of South American frogs can be tapped as medicines.

November 11, 2002

A new surgical tool that uses focused rays from the sun as an alternative to the laser