Bacterial Computing
Bacteria may be the backbone of some future supercomputers.
Microbial Roundup
Futuristic silver nanoparticle washing machines may disinfect your laundry, but they're also harmful to the environment.
Foldit Game
A new web-based computer game could lead to breakthroughs in medicine.
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CO2's dangerous overlooked cousin, the origins of the southern hemisphere, why magnetic credit cards don't stick to the fridge and why so many white cats are deaf.
Nitrogen Pollution
Human-produced nitrogen may pose as large an environmental risk as carbon emissions.
Rhesus Monkey Roundup
The rhesus monkey pecking order reveals a link between stress and calorie intake.
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ANIMAL MODELS: Rhesus monkey social relationships reveal a link between stress and overeating, what the platypus genome can tell us about being a mammal, how an antidepressant restores vision in rats, negligent mother mice have abnormal brain chemistry, and fruit flies uncover secrets of aging and pain.
Obesity & Energy
Researchers look inside the cell for a possible obesity treatment.
Antidepressants & Vision
The antidepressant fluoxetine (Prozac) shows promise in correcting a vision problem.
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MEDICINE & TECHNOLOGY: CSI in the hospital, remote medicine with cellular phones, a better gas mask, the influence of cancer cells, and an upsurge in gestational diabetes.
Escape Hood
A lightweight hood provides emergency protection against biological or chemical threats.
Hospital CSI
Hospitals are using crime scene investigation techniques to root out infections.
Ocean Oxygen
Oxygen-deprived areas of tropical oceans are expanding due to global warming.
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Conservation Update: A species map for Madagascar, captive tigers could revitalize wild populations, beetles that make deserts and cooling it with trees.
Stock Market Hormones
Testosterone may make stock traders take bigger risks, leading to price bubbles.
Tree Roundup
Planting fast-growing trees in southern latitudes could help stall global warming, but they're no panacea.
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RADIATION: The world's most powerful laser, radiation dangers for astronauts, a new drug fights radiation poisoning, and the lifespan of the sun.
Bacteria Climate Roundup
The Kalahari desert is not as lifeless as you might think.
Fluorescence & Phosphorescence
A listener asks: What is the difference between fluorescence and phosphorescence?
Sensing Calories
Our brains may get pleasure from high-calorie foods that has nothing to do with taste.
Hydrogen Fuel Roundup
Scientists are experimenting with algae that could produce hydrogen fuel.
Microcrystal Roundup
Tiny microcrystals can tell us about the geological history of continents, and they also affect the health of the planet.
Honeybee Royal Jelly
Royal jelly creates queen bees by changing gene expression.