Merkel Cells
Merkel cells in the fingertips and lips are responsible for our feeling of fine touch.
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Why mosquitoes prefer some people over others, the genetics of fine touch, how early poverty can haunt your health and the science behind aromatherapy.
Diamonds & Extinction
What really killed North America's large mammals at the end of the last ice age?
Mosquito Preferences
A listener asks: Why do mosquitoes find some people tastier than others?
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Fighting Alzheimer's with coffee, oral health, sugar, and heart disease, cervical cancer's nemesis, and more.
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Staring into space, assessing ocean health via satellite, teaching robots to smile, and the dangers of cancer in wildlife.
Plankton Imaging
Satellite instruments can measure the health of the ocean's tiny - but vital - phytoplankton.
Wildlife Health Roundup
Increased rates of cancer in wild animals could spell bad news for threatened and endangered species.
Lamprey Contraception
An evolutionary quirk in the sex hormones of sea lamprey could help bring the destructive Great Lakes invader under control.
Frozen Bacteria
Bacteria trapped in eons-old ice could shed light on extraterrestrial life.
Re-Sizing Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs may have been smaller than previous estimates.
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Dinosaurs get re-sized, why we favor a biased media, people who never forget a face and more.
Bed Bugs
Researchers are using bed bug pheromones to beat the nuisance pests at their own game.
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Did food poisoning prompt the exploration and settlement of the South Pacific? Narcolepsy and the immune system, an obesity mystery, and more.
Narcolepsy & The Immune System
Researchers discover that narcolepsy is an auto-immune disease that attacks the brain.
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SOUNDS & SIGNALS: Prairie dogs sound the alarm, turning bed bugs against themselves, bird songs vary by climate, and improving forensic voice comparison.
Birdsong & Climate
Birds that live in more variable climates sing more sophisticated songs.
Frogs Fight Disease
Some frogs produce chemicals that could be used to treat human diseases.
Cow Methane
Geneticists say cattle can be bred to be more environmentally friendly.
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ANIMAL UPDATE: Frogs fight disease, species confusion, super spider silk, tenacious mosquitoes, better cows, and more.
Color Change Roundup
Color-changing plastics could indicate when they've been structurally damaged.
Spider Silk
Treating spider silk with a chemical process makes it strong and tough.
Lookalike Species
Some animals that look exactly alike may be genetically separate species.