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Wagging Dogs

July 9, 2009

A listener asks: Why do dogs wag their tails?

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Lamprey Contraception

July 8, 2009

An evolutionary quirk in the sex hormones of sea lamprey could help bring the destructive Great …

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Frozen Bacteria

July 7, 2009

Bacteria trapped in eons-old ice could shed light on extraterrestrial life.

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Re-Sizing Dinosaurs

July 6, 2009

Dinosaurs may have been smaller than previous estimates.

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Podcast

July 3, 2009

Dinosaurs get re-sized, why we favor a biased media, people who never forget a face and more.

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Green Cows & Trees Roundup

July 3, 2009

Today's cows are more efficient than those of 50 years ago.

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Arsenic & Flu

July 2, 2009

Exposure to arsenic, a water pollutant, makes mice more vulnerable to swine flu.

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Computer Composer

July 1, 2009

A new computer program can generate an infinite amount of original music.

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Like-Minded Media

June 30, 2009

People really do seek out news coverage that confirms their own beliefs.

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Bed Bugs

June 29, 2009

Researchers are using bed bug pheromones to beat the nuisance pests at their own game.

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Podcast

June 26, 2009

Did food poisoning prompt the exploration and settlement of the South Pacific? Narcolepsy and the …

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Drugs & Toxins Roundup

June 26, 2009

The overuse of antibiotics is not only bad for us, it's bad for the environment.

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