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Here you can browse the extensive archive of Science Update’s flagship daily, minute-long, syndicated radio show (now also known as the Science Update Podcast – Daily Edition)—by date or by topic. You can also find past episodes of the Science Update Podcast – Weekly Edition. And don’t forget: you can search by keyword in the box on the upper right of every page.

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Nature’s Remedies

Feb 28, 2003 0 min read
Drugs from sea sponges, wound-healing oxygen and a sunscreen made from white tea extract
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Eco-Friendly Rocket Fuel

Feb 27, 2003 0 min read
An environmentally nontoxic rocket fuel made from candle wax (paraffin).
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Genes and Geography

Feb 26, 2003 0 min read
A person’s ancestry can be tracked by looking at their DNA
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Chomping on Metal

Feb 25, 2003 0 min read
Why is it that when you bite into tinfoil or metal, it’s an amazing, painful shock that goes through your whole system? (if you have metal dental appliance in your mouth, it forms a battery)
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Ultrasound Bug Killer

Feb 24, 2003 0 min read
Reconfiguring ultrasound to pass through air — it can kill anthrax spores in an envelope
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Tiny Tech Roundup

Feb 21, 2003 0 min read
Heart monitor that calls the doctor, disposable mics for rescue, memory metals motor
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