Science Update
Bee Ball
Scientists teach bees how to move a tiny ball to test their cognitive abilities.
Hawkmoth Flight
Insects called hawkmoths eat enormous amounts of sugar, but they don’t use it all for energy.
Talk Pedometer
“Talk pedometers” measure how many words children hear throughout the day in the home.
The Body’s Sense of Taste
Taste receptors are actually located all over the body, not just in the mouth.
Portable PET Scanners
A PET scanner in a helmet reveals the standing and walking brain.
Saturn’s Hexagonal Storm
Planetary scientists puzzle over a strange, hexagon on Saturn.
Endangered Crow Calls
What happens to the calls of an endangered bird species when its only remaining members live in …