Negative Pressure
Vacuums don't only clean carpets. They can help wounds heal, too.
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Lasers + diamonds = cool physics, TV ads make kids eat more junk food, the domestic robot is inching closer to reality, talking about sin could lead to it, and a listener asks why allergies exist.
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IQ is overrated, why we have wisdom teeth (and why some people don't), an ancient Chinese remedy for malaria, how not to repel mosquitoes, and your skin's natural defenses against bacteria.
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Grilling could take a toll on your health, smarter doesn't equal richer, an infection could help prevent asthma, a step toward fusion reactors, and the closest living descendants of dinosaurs.
Boy Decline
Fewer baby boys are being born. Scientists are looking for the reason.
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The Darfur region has an ancient underground lake, animals navigate with internal compasses, what plants would look like on other planets, why offering too many choices is bad marketing, and why kids have temper tantrums.
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How supernovas make heavy elements, why teenagers have angst, some fierce arachnids get cuddly, why tanning is addictive, and the thinnest material ever made.
Teen Angst
New research may explain why seemingly trivial problems send young teens into rages and depressions.
Video Game Roundup
Playing video games could have benefits as well as consequences.
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Life-and-death decisions from computers, video games are good and bad, seeing red hurts test scores, Dr. Tatiana on animal sex, and the link between obesity and puberty in girls.
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The call of a rare bird, marijuana-like brain chemicals, the Earth without a tilt, using measles to fight cancer, and making public aquariums accessible to the blind.
Aquariums for Ears
Scientists are using sound to make public aquariums accessible to the visually impaired.
Early Memories
Why don't you have memories from your babyhood? A scientist explains.
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Using ultrasound to find expensive wood, how cheese is helping to fight a tree fungus, the connection between prostate cancer and a lack of male sons, the division in your brain, and the secret to a ultra-white beetle.
Sons and Prostate Cancer
Is there a link between prostate cancer and lacking male children?
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How addiction is like hunger, a new therapy that targets a virus's genes, the best math students perform the worst, pollution could contribute to obesity, and new immigrants face color and height biases.