Shifting Skull Sizes
Over the past few centuries, women's skulls have grown closer to the size of men's, at least in one …
Refreshing Judgments
Prisoners up for parole stand a better chance with a judge who's just had a meal break.
Zebra Barcodes
Zebra stripes resemble barcodes, and could help researchers keep track of each member of the herd.
Learning & Memory Roundup
Children’s brains grow very rapidly, and now scientists are finding that adult brains can grow …
Sounding Out Insects
An automatic insect detection system that uses a variety of technologies could help monitor insect …
Cuts & Tumors
Stem cells flock to the site of wounds, sometimes leading to tumors in mice.
Hybrid Brain-Computer Interfaces
New research lets people with severe disabilities rapidly switch between different communication and …
Podcast for 15 April 2011 – The Five Senses
Justice and lunch breaks, autism and visual processing, a case of beat deafness, and the hormone of …
Microscopic Roundup
Genetically engineered bacteria could help ferry drugs to where they’re needed most in the body.
Sleepless Euphoria
Sleep deprivation can lead to temporary euphoria. But there’s a downside.
Vitamin C & Pasteurization
A listener asks if pasteurizing orange juice destroys its vitamin C.