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Cold Noses

December 15, 2017

A listener asks: Why does your nose run when it’s cold outside?

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Pollution and Teen Behavior

December 14, 2017

Fine soot particles may contribute to juvenile delinquency.

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Dolphin Click Algorithms

December 13, 2017

Machine learning algorithms like those used by social media companies can classify dolphin …

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Pterosaur Eggs

December 12, 2017

A new fossil find in China sheds light on how pterosaurs reproduced.

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No Cut Gene Editing

December 11, 2017

A new form of gene therapy could correct genetic disorders with less risk.

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Narwhal Great Escape

December 8, 2017

These mysterious single-tusked denizens of the Arctic have a paradoxical response to danger.

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24-Hour Colds

December 7, 2017

Why you sometimes feel a cold coming on, only to have the symptoms disappear the very next day.

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Space Music

December 6, 2017

Turning the Voyager spacecraft particle detector into a musical instrument.

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Nano-Distilling Seawater

December 5, 2017

Turning saltwater to drinking water with sunlight.

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Nucleic Acid Dipstick

December 4, 2017

Scientists develop a device that can purify genetic material from any organism right in the field.

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Snow White

December 1, 2017

A listener asks: What makes snow white?

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Vision Video Games

November 30, 2017

Could action video games help older people’s vision?

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