Video Games vs. Cataracts
Playing certain types of video games can improve the vision of people who were born with cataracts.
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Safer Cookstoves
Cleaner cookstoves could save millions of lives and slow global warming.
Worm Language
Nematode worms have a surprisingly complex communication system.
Sex Ratio & Spending
The perception that women are scarce may make men less careful with their money.
The Sun’s Temperature
A listener asks: How hot is the surface of the sun?
Warming & Winter
Arctic warming may actually be keeping winters cold for now, while raising temperatures in the other …
Kinder, Gentler Monkeys
Rhesus macaque monkeys become kinder after inhaling the hormone oxytocin.