New Materials Roundup
New fabric coatings could allow clothes to clean and disinfect themselves simply by hanging out in …
Podcast for 23 December 2011
CHANGING BRAINS - Why London taxi drivers have bigger brains, how eye movements reveal what we've …
Infantile Justice
Eight-month-old babies seem to favor rewarding good behavior and punishing bad.
Eye Training for Surgeons
Surgeons, like athletes, may benefit from learning to use their eyes like experts.
Fastest Spinning Star
A powerful telescope has detected the fastest rotating star yet.
Taxi Driver Brains
The brains of would-be London taxi drivers get bigger during their multi-year training for the job.
Podcast for 16 December 2011
BEHAVIOR, ECOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT - why dirty laundry could be damaging the environment, how to …
Solar Energy Roundup
Researchers have created a combination of fool’s gold and silicon that could be used to make …
Depression Prevention Training
Researchers hope to stave off depression by training kids to gravitate toward positive images.
Starving Fat Cells
A drug that cuts of the blood supply to fat cells resulted in significant weight loss in obese …
Wasp Face Processing
Paper wasps, which can recognize each other, seem to process faces in ways similar to humans.
Placebos & Pain
Can the placebo effect be harnessed to help people with chronic pain?