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Sneezing and Sleeping

February 13, 2001

Why can you wake up coughing but not sneezing? (The histamine system shuts down.)

February 12, 2001

Picture-style passwords offer greater security than traditional passwords and PINs.

February 8, 2001

What medicinal value does menthol have? (Stimulates cold receptors to distract us from pain.)

February 7, 2001

Six superbubbles -- formed by exploding stars -- have been discovered in a galaxy 7 million light …

February 6, 2001

What happened to vitamins F through I? (The old vitamin naming system was confusing.)

February 2, 2001

Why it's not necessarily a good idea to break a fever when you have the flu.

February 1, 2001

How animals have their own system for expressing remorse and forgiveness.

January 31, 2001

Designing new materials for computer chips that are better than your average silicon.

January 30, 2001

A new combination of innoculations to fight the Ebola virus.

January 29, 2001

How advanced computers are helping engineers develop better designs for existing technology- like …

January 26, 2001

The frontal lobe in monkeys is identified as the region of the brain that recognizes mistakes.

January 25, 2001

A new take on 3-D teleconferencing using the brand-new Internet2