Hurricanes & Heart Attacks
Did Hurricane Katrina increase heart attacks in New Orleans?
The Ticklish Brain
Researchers find that tickled rats display complex emotional responses similar to those of children.
Genome Analysis
Scientists strive to mine meaningful information out of an avalanche of genetic data.
Transdermal Drug Delivery
Cold plasma may open up the skin to no-needle drug delivery.
Ivory Forensics
Chemical analysis of poached ivory reveals that elephant slaughter is massive and recent.
Oil Boom Earthquakes
Did early 20th century oil wells in southern California trigger major earthquakes?
Smoking Gene Mutations
Researchers discover that the DNA mutations by which smoking causes cancer are more complicated than …
Airborne Swifts
Small birds called common swifts remain airborne for months at a time.
Referee Vision
A referee’s success depends on knowing what to focus on, and what to ignore.
Scary Monsters
A listener wonders why we fear irrational things when there are plenty of real threats out there.