Music & Touch
Trained musicians are better at distinguishing between their senses than the average person.
Mosquito Renal Failure
Researchers are trying to develop new insecticides that target mosquitoes' urinary function.
Ancient Cat History
Humans and cats kept close company in a Chinese village 5,300 years ago.
Far-Out Mega Planet
An enormous planet, orbiting a star at a tremendous distance, challenges theories of planet …
Crows & Faces Update
Eight years later, a population of Seattle crows still holds a grudge against the face of their …
Coldest Place on Earth
Thermal satellite imaging has revealed the coldest spots on the planet.
Podcast for 20 December 2013
HUMANS AND ANIMALS - The origins of ancient house cats in China. Crows that hold grudges. And, how …
Wildlife & Wind Power
A new GPS tracking system could warn wind power companies of oncoming birds in time to prevent …
Cooking Spray
How can companies claim that cooking sprays are “fat-free” if the first ingredient is oil?
Snails & Mosquitoes
In Florida, invasive, disease-carrying tiger mosquitoes are breeding in the shells of an invasive …
Safer Cookstoves
Cleaner cookstoves could save millions of lives and slow global warming.
Arctic Pioneers
Like the pioneers of the American West, the birds that are now settling the Arctic frontier in …