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Sleeping Birds

February 10, 2010

Birds, like people, show improvements in learning and memory after sleeping.

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Synthetic Blood

February 9, 2010

Researchers have created synthetic red blood cells in the lab.

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Sun Glints

February 8, 2010

Brief glints of light reflected from distant planets may reveal the presence of liquid water or ice.

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Podcast

February 5, 2010

ANIMALS: DNA analysis confirms virgin birth in sharks, bonobos are forever young, elephant genes …

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Memory Roundup

February 5, 2010

Your ability to remember faces may be in your genes.

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Value of Most

February 4, 2010

English speakers agree on a surprisingly narrow numerical value for the word "most."

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Toilet Seats

February 3, 2010

A listener asks: Can you get any diseases from a toilet seat?

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Alzheimers Eye

February 2, 2010

An eye test could oneday screen for Alzheimer's disease early on.

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Cooperative Sperm

February 1, 2010

Some sperm cooperate to reach the egg first.

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Podcast

January 29, 2010

Sleeping birds, sperm wars, looking for water on distant planets, and the value of "most".

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Food Roundup

January 29, 2010

Licorice root has powerful anti-bacterial properties.

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Eating When Full

January 28, 2010

If you find yourself reaching for dessert when you're already full, the hormone ghrelin may be …

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