| February 29, 2012 |
Language Delays - Screening criteria for language delays in children depend on the culture. |
| February 28, 2012 |
Drug Microchip - An implantable microchip can deliver drugs one day at a time for at least a year. |
| February 27, 2012 |
Brain Voices - Scientists are beginning to reconstruct the words people hear based on electrical activity in their brains. |
| February 24, 2012 |
Nanotech Roundup - The flight of butterflies could inspire miniature flying robots. |
| February 23, 2012 |
Endangered Voices - Digital technology and social media are helping save endangered languages. |
| February 22, 2012 |
Boosting Photosynthesis - Researchers are trying to boost the efficiency of photosynthesis in crops like soybeans, rice and potatoes to feed the world’s growing population. |
| February 21, 2012 |
Hands-on Music - Specialized gloves allow musicians to sing with their hands. |
| February 20, 2012 |
Video Games vs. Cataracts - Playing certain types of video games can improve the vision of people who were born with cataracts. |
| February 17, 2012 |
Safer Cookstoves - Cleaner cookstoves could save millions of lives and slow global warming. |
| February 16, 2012 |
Silver Ink - A silver ink makes better ultra-thin, printable electronics. |
| February 15, 2012 |
Worm Language - Nematode worms have a surprisingly complex communication system. |
| February 14, 2012 |
Music-Powered Sensor - Sound waves from music, particularly rap, could charge up medical implants. |
| February 13, 2012 |
Brain Window - Researchers have captured images of single brain cells in a live animal. |
| February 10, 2012 |
Politics Roundup - Research suggests that conservatives pay more attention to unpleasant images and liberals, to pleasant ones. |
| February 9, 2012 |
Death by Clock Shift - A fruit fly study clearly links biological clock disruption to neurodegeneration and early death. |
| February 8, 2012 |
Sex Ratio & Spending - The perception that women are scarce may make men less careful with their money. |
| February 7, 2012 |
Fungi vs. Lead - Fungi could be a new weapon against lead pollution. |
| February 6, 2012 |
The Sun’s Temperature - A listener asks: How hot is the surface of the sun? |
| February 3, 2012 |
Health Roundup - A new test for blood sugar levels uses saliva instead of blood. |
| February 2, 2012 |
Fat Receptors - A protein found in our tongues determines our ability to taste fat. |
| February 1, 2012 |
Lip-Reading Babies - Reading adults' lips may help babies learn to talk. |
