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THINGS THAT FLY: How bats can hear themselves, Bats and windmills don't mix, Big bird brains evolved faster, and how DEET really works.
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Antifreeze from fleas, silk optics for food safety, plants head for the hills, heavy metals that won't go away, and more.
Colorful Surgery
Surgeons use new infrared imaging technology to illuminate tumors.
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FIGHTING CANCER: An unlikely source for a new leukemia therapy. Also: new technologies illuminate cancer surgery and sniff out skin cancer.
Methadone for Leukemia
The drug methadone could become a new treatment for leukemia.
Ascending Plants
Plant species are seeking refuge from climate change at higher altitudes.
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OUT TO SEA: What fish can tell us about human speech. An unwanted underwater invader hits the waters off Florida, and unusual albatross partnerships.
Alcoholic Tree Shrews
A small mammal drinks alcohol without becoming intoxicated.
Fish Roundup
The beautiful but invasive lionfish is wreaking havoc on its adopted ecosystems.
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AMAZING ANIMALS: A booze-guzzling mammal that doesn't get drunk, the world's tiniest snake, a seabird's murderous tendencies, and more.
Poisonous Berries
A listener wants to know why some berries bother being poisonous.
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MIND & BODY: The science of magic, the hormone behind the mind-body connection and the brain chemical that could be responsible for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
Mind-Body Connection
Scientists have discovered a key to the mind-body connection.
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MEDICAL UPDATE: Why some wounds form scars, buying soldiers time on the battlefield, and the surprising upside of drug side effects.
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DANGEROUS MICROORGANISMS: Diseases of the Crusaders unearthed. New mosquito repellents on the horizon. And is your moldy basement a health hazard?
Molecular Space Cloud
Scientists are looking for organic molecules floating in our Milky Way.
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GENES AND GENETICS: Are the building blocks of life from outer space? Resurrecting genes of the extinct Tasmanian Tiger, and an evolutionary explanation for homosexuality.
Sex and Pizza Roundup
A compound found in oregano could be good for your heart.