Science Update

Amateur Astronomers

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

May 9, 2001

Tiny robots that can wheel around on their own, collecting chemical, sound, temp information

May 7, 2001

Ameobas are actually great midwives, helping others to Ôgive birth' when called.

May 4, 2001

A consortium of conservatories are pooling their resources to get a better view of the sky, using …

May 3, 2001

How the escape reflex of a the crayfish can teach scientists about behavior in humans