| April 29, 2016 |
Email Spam - Email spammers use disorienting techniques to get you to click on their links. |
| April 28, 2016 |
Babies & Music - A new study suggests musical games with their parents could not only boost babies’ musical development, but could help them recognize speech patterns, too. |
| April 27, 2016 |
Discipline & Empathy - A little empathy goes a long way when it comes to improving discipline problems in school. |
| April 26, 2016 |
Baboon Childhoods - Do baboons respond to trauma and stress in childhood the same way people do? |
| April 25, 2016 |
The “First Night” Effect - What happens in our brains when we can’t fall asleep in new places. |
| April 22, 2016 |
Methane Drones - Could NASA technology for methane detection on Mars help find gas leaks on earth?
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| April 21, 2016 |
Tracking Fastballs - To hit a fastball, a batter's brain has to predict when it'll come across the plate. |
| April 20, 2016 |
Microbial Cities - The offices of different cities have distinct microbes inhabiting them.
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| April 19, 2016 |
Dino Chicken - Scientists switch off genes in chickens to learn about dinosaurs.
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| April 18, 2016 |
Silver Ants Keep Cool - Ultra-reflective silver ants stay cool in desert temperatures topping 120˚ Fahrenheit. |
| April 15, 2016 |
Diabetes Hormone - A newly-discovered hormone could lead to new treatments for type 2 diabetes. |
| April 14, 2016 |
Armadillo Vision - The armadillo’s poor eyesight is helping researchers understand the genes behind certain forms of blindness. |
| April 13, 2016 |
Half Earth - A famous biologist proposes protecting biodiversity by limiting the activities of Homo sapiens to just half the planet.
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| April 12, 2016 |
Communicating by Wing - Some birds use their feathers to produce loud sounds as part of elaborate mating rituals.
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| April 11, 2016 |
Phantom Limb Pain - After losing a limb to amputation, many people often feel severe pain emanating from the non-existent appendage anyway. A new treatment targeting nerves could turn off the pain signals.
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| April 8, 2016 |
Space Elevator - Could a “space elevator” carry supplies to the International Space Station? |
| April 7, 2016 |
Pachyderms get the Point - Elephants, unlike mammals much more similar to us, seem to instinctively understand pointing gestures. |
| April 6, 2016 |
Pluto’s Surfaces - New research reveals that frozen nitrogen flows across the surface of Pluto. |
| April 5, 2016 |
Fisheries Recovery - A new report finds that global fisheries could boost both sustainability and annual catch. |
| April 4, 2016 |
Clouds & Biodiversity - Scientists are tracking the range of species by analyzing satellite images of cloud cover. |
| April 1, 2016 |
Adolescent Anxiety - Variations in a fear-controlling brain circuit could be a factor in adolescent anxiety disorders. |
