Science Update

Whale Singing

July 12, 2001

Looking for the source of one set of mysterious sonar sounds, researchers find the source of …

July 11, 2001

In selenium-deprived mice, the flu virus can mutate into a deadlier form, later causing worse …

July 10, 2001

How aspirin can be used to prevent organ rejection by weakening immune cells that cause it.

July 9, 2001

Babies get their first taste of native foods from their mother in the womb and in breast milk, and …

July 6, 2001

Putting leg cells in the heart may help it to heal after heart attack

July 5, 2001

Learning how the dolphin brain evolved can tell us more about our own brain

July 4, 2001

Teaching computers to understand ordinary language

July 2, 2001

Drugs now used for osteoporosis may be able to knock out parasites, too.

June 29, 2001

Researchers are scanning an ancient marble map of the city of Rome into the computer, in hopes of …

June 28, 2001

Second-hand smoke can lead to more cavities in children