| January 28, 2016 |
Restful Diet - Eating better could play a major role in sleeping better. |
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Exercise & Weight Loss - Intense exercisers may burn no more calories per day than people who don’t exercise regularly. |
| January 27, 2016 |
Hares & Climate Change - Snowshoe hares can’t help turning white in winter, even though climate change is delaying the first snowfall, making them easy prey. |
| January 26, 2016 |
Magnetic Gels Fix Muscles - A muscle-repairing implant may suppress inflammation and grow new tissue. |
| January 25, 2016 |
Casino Rats - Studying how rats respond to the same cues that encourage people to make unwise bets could lead to better treatments for problem gambling. |
| January 22, 2016 |
Habit Forming Brain Cells - Neuroscientists report on some brain circuits that are habit forming. |
| January 21, 2016 |
New Elements - The discovery of four new short-lived elements may be bringing scientists closer to creating new heavy elements with staying power. |
| January 20, 2016 |
Arthropods Among Us - Researchers attempt to inventory all of the insects and other creepy crawlies in people’s homes for the first time. |
| January 19, 2016 |
Caffeine Eating Microbes - A major coffee pest consumes otherwise lethal doses of caffeine with help from a few of its friends. |
| January 18, 2016 |
Social Health - How do social relationships affect our biochemistry and health? |
| January 15, 2016 |
Baby Tooth Cavities - Baby teeth fall out eventually. But that doesn't mean cavities in baby teeth should be ignored. |
| January 14, 2016 |
Light & Energy Roundup - Engineers demonstrate a new way to harvest the wasted energy of an incandescent light bulb. |
| January 13, 2016 |
Moonlit Migrations - Zooplankton in the Arctic Ocean migrate by the light of the moon. |
| January 12, 2016 |
Bullying & Social Networks - Enlisting the help of influential students to reduce bullying and other conflict in schools. |
| January 11, 2016 |
Neanderthal Inheritance - Did modern humans inherit allergies from Neanderthals? |
| January 8, 2016 |
Reversing Blindness in India - A project that restores sight to blind people in India is highlighting the resiliency of the human brain. |
| January 7, 2016 |
Medical Roundup - Slowing Alzheimer’s disease by cleansing the brain of toxic proteins; also, new findings on a sweet-tooth hormone. |
| January 6, 2016 |
Bee Maps - A first-ever national bee map reveals where native bees are most in need of help. |
| January 5, 2016 |
Nesting Dogs - A listener asks why dogs sometimes turn around in circles before lying down. |
| January 4, 2016 |
Adjustable Nerve Block - A high-tech injectable drug delivery system will allow patients to control their pain relief with near-infrared light. |
| January 1, 2016 |
Top Science Breakthrough of 2015: CRISPR Gene Editing - The top Science Breakthrough of the Year: A low-cost genetic engineering technique is creating both excitement and concern. |
