JUL 30, 2010 |
New Medicine Roundup Scientists are making headway in understanding how new brain cells can survive longer, especially in animals with cognitive loss |
JUL 29, 2010 |
Bacterial Goldilocks Bacteria find thawed arctic soils really yummy. That might be good for the bacteria, but it could be bad for the planet. |
JUL 28, 2010 |
Facilitated Miscommunication Wishful, rather than scientific thinking led health care professionals to believe that that a man in a persistent vegetative state was writing elaborate messages to them. |
JUL 27, 2010 |
Arctic Fish Because of climate change, an Arctic fish's survival strategy might not work much longer. |
JUL 26, 2010 |
Flamingo Romance Playing flamingo calls from speakers helps put captive birds birds in the mood to breed. |
JUL 23, 2010 |
Animal Communication Roundup Science Update's 5000th episode! Wild margay cats imitate the calls of baby monkeys to ambush prey. |
JUL 22, 2010 |
Maglev Food Magnetic levitation technology can be used to analyze food. |
JUL 21, 2010 |
Weed-Sniffing Dogs Trained dogs sniff out invasive plants. |
JUL 20, 2010 |
Tanning Oil Using tanning oil to get a speedier tan can damage skin more quickly. |
JUL 19, 2010 |
Not-So-Busy Bees Bees take a break from work every night, even when the sun never sets. |
JUL 16, 2010 |
Brain Structure Roundup The size of different brain structures is related to how neurotic, outgoing or friendly we are. |
JUL 15, 2010 |
Re-Engineered Livers Scientists may someday be able to rebuild a functional liver on the stripped-down blood vessels of an old one. |
JUL 14, 2010 |
Innate Direction Rats are born with an innate sense of direction. |
JUL 13, 2010 |
Flowers & Rainfall Flowering plants keep the world cooler and wetter than it would be otherwise. |
JUL 12, 2010 |
Flimsy Feathers Could birdlike dinosaurs really fly? |
JUL 9, 2010 |
Environmental Health Roundup Are organic pesticides always better for the environment? |
JUL 8, 2010 |
Orangutan Gestures Orangutans use gestures to convey specific intentions, and expect appropriate responses. |
JUL 7, 2010 |
Marine Debris A research vessel tracks the ecological effects of plastic debris in the Atlantic Ocean. |
JUL 6, 2010 |
Oldest Bite Marks Paleontologists have found the oldest known mammalian tooth marks on dinosaur bones. |
JUL 5, 2010 |
Deforestation & Malaria Malaria rates go up after areas of the Amazon rainforest are logged. |
JUL 2, 2010 |
Mating Psychology Roundup Research suggests that we’re more attracted to people when others find them attractive. |
JUL 1, 2010 |
Ecosystem Engineers Termites drive the fertility of the African savanna ecosystem. |
