JAN 30, 2009 |
Feather Fabric Roundup Chicken feathers could be processed into a soft, wearable fabric. |
JAN 29, 2009 |
Hair Fertilizer Human hair could be a useful fertilizer. |
JAN 28, 2009 |
C02 in Space Astronomers have detected carbon dioxide on a planet outside our solar system for the first time. |
JAN 27, 2009 |
Facial Expressions Our facial expressions are likely hard-wired, not learned. |
JAN 26, 2009 |
Elderly Video Gamers Playing a strategic video game may help seniors keep their brains sharp. |
JAN 23, 2009 |
Berry Roundup Scientists are discovering the compounds in colorful fruit that help fight cancer and heart disease. |
JAN 22, 2009 |
Fresh Blood Using fresher blood for transfusions may make a difference to some patients. |
JAN 21, 2009 |
Cold Noses A listener asks: Why does your nose run when it’s cold outside? |
JAN 20, 2009 |
Hospital Plants Putting plants in hospital rooms may help people recover from surgery. |
JAN 19, 2009 |
Recovering Reefs Coral reefs hit hard by 2004’s tsunami in Southeast Asia are recovering at a rapid rate. |
JAN 16, 2009 |
Caffeinated Fuel In the future, cars could fuel up with coffee grounds. |
JAN 15, 2009 |
Electronic Cotton Electrically conductive cotton could be used to make clothes that monitor your health. |
JAN 14, 2009 |
Intentional Pain Pain hurts more when it’s intentional. |
JAN 13, 2009 |
Global Warming A listener asks: If it’s so cold outside this winter, how can we be experiencing global warming? |
JAN 12, 2009 |
Little Ice Age Widespread disease epidemics in the Americas may have set off a period of global cooling in the past. |
JAN 10, 2009 |
Science Update: 1/5/09-1/9/09 All 5 of this week's shows bundled together. |
JAN 9, 2009 |
Honeybee Roundup A buzzed bee's bungled behavior. |
JAN 8, 2009 |
Teen Obesity Teens from low-income backgrounds face several heightened obesity risks. |
JAN 7, 2009 |
Lopsided Colonoscopies Colonoscopies are very effective at detecting tumors in the left colon but nearly useless in detecting tumors in the right. |
JAN 6, 2009 |
Endectocides Certain drugs can make human blood toxic to disease-carrying insects. |
JAN 5, 2009 |
Heart Sleep Getting enough sleep could protect your heart. |
JAN 3, 2009 |
Science Update: 12/29/08-1/2/09 All 5 of this week's shows bundled together. |
JAN 2, 2009 |
Tech Energy Roundup Portable electronic devices could soon be charged by vibrations from your own body. |
JAN 1, 2009 |
Baboon Politics Baboon society is far from democratic. |
