Science Update

Yellowstone Volcanoes

February 27, 2002

Monitoring the hot magma under Yellowstone Park can warn of future volcanic eruptions

February 25, 2002

Designing a new font that's easy for dyslexics to read.

February 22, 2002

Tracking aerosols with satellites helps scientists learn of their environmental effects

February 20, 2002

Modelling how the Antarctic ice sheet behaves yields clues to its impact on global climate.

February 19, 2002

Dreaming helps rats remember and learn from the day's events.

February 18, 2002

Hearing and deaf people's brains process words differently when reading English

February 15, 2002

Parrots learn to put together words much like babies do.

February 14, 2002

Photonic crystals that manipulate light could one day be used in a variety of applications.

February 13, 2002

Watching how cancer drugs affect proteins marked with a green fluorescent dye

February 12, 2002

People with wide heads have a higher incidence of sleep apnea.