Healthy Handshakes
A new study investigates whether shaking hands spreads germs.
SETI Star Survey
Astronomers are listening for radio signals from star systems that are most likely to harbor life.
Podcast for 3 June 2011 – Searching for Life in Outer Space
Astronomers are using new tools to look for life in outer space. And, the search for intelligent …
Toxic Animal Roundup
Cats are transmitting a dangerous brain disease to wildlife.
Movie Star Marriages
Even movie stars tend to choose spouses with similar education levels.
Brainless Navigation
Although they lack real brains, box jellyfish can follow landmarks above the water's surface.
Gender-Biased Children’s Books
Children’s books are dominated by male characters.
Starless Starfish
A starfish without arms makes scientists rethink how they classify animals.
Podcast for 27 May 2011
Why sleep deprivation clouds thinking, what the brainwaves of sleeping teenagers reveal, and how a …
Sleep Roundup
New research sheds light on what’s going on in the brains of sleeping teenagers.
Erasing Memories
Scientists have extinguished, or at least greatly weakened, a long-term memory in a sea snail.
Tsunamis & Sealife
A listener asks: What happens to the seafloor and to sealife when tsunamis hit?