Globetrotting Swells
A storm in the Gulf of Alaska broke apart a giant iceberg in Antarctica, more than eight thousand miles away.
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Cycles in the Earth's orbit and tilt may cause extinctions, what got the Oracle of Delphi high, why farming salmon hurts their wild cousins, the masculine face of compulsive shopping, and the health benefits of smoking bans.
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Music composed by a volcano, how quickly we judge others, wildfires release mercury, good news about recovering from stroke and heart attacks, and a contagious cancer in dogs.
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The world's sharpest needle, a cancer treatment from a war paint plant, how men are like dogs, an outdoor greenhouse, and your brain's reaction to exercise.
Open Greenhouse
Crops will fare poorly in a future with more carbon dioxide, a study suggests.
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Testing the age of your organs, the reliability of home genetic tests, a medical use for radioactive scorpion venom, global warming may be irreversible, and the weather on Titan.
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A computer counselor for teenage girls, how apples help cells, what came before the Big Bang, carbon dioxide in our oceans, and what firefly flashes are saying.
Jet Stream Roundup
Red-eye flights are hard on your system, and they may also be hard on the envirnoment.
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An ancient astronomical record, chewing gum that fights cancer, a new way to weigh the elderly, the shifting jet streams, and how killer whales use sound to hunt.
Mobile Meteorology
Your cell phone conversations may help meteorologists keep track of the weather.
Promoting Parasites
Wetlands around the world have been disappearing at an alarming rate. Now scientists have found a new cheap and easy way of monitoring those that remain.
Urban Myth Roundup
Scientists have long derided the notion that getting cold could give you a cold. But a new study seems to prove them wrong.
Headache Weather
Rainy days leave some people feeling blue, but can they actually cause headaches?
Arctic Shrubs
The shrubs that thrive in the warmer arctic winters could have a big impact on the whole planet.
Tree Ring Weather
Are hurricanes increasing in number? Scientists have now found a way to ask the trees.
Abrupt Climate Change
The movie, ÔThe Day After Tomorrow' is wildly exaggerated, but evidence does exist for abrupt climate change.
Florida Freezes
In Florida, draining wetlands to create crop land has led to longer and more damaging freezes.
Fall Roundup
Bright leaves warn bugs away; the Òhot plateÓ -- a new, high-tech rain and snow gauge
Tornado Advice
Should I open my windows in the event of a tornado? (nope, just makes damage worse)
Gusty Wind
Why does the wind gust when it blows over flat terrain? (natural variability in its creation)