Metabolism Roundup
Artificial sweeteners cause rats to slow down their metabolism and gain weight.
Podcast
What happened to our vitamin C, new insights into childhood leukemia, and why artificial sweeteners …
Averaging Faces
Creating "averaged" faces from multiple photographs improves face recognition software.
Pre-Leukemic Cells
Scientists have identified precancerous cells that give rise to a form of childhood leukemia.
Hunger Forecast
A new model predicts where global warming may trigger future food shortages.
Vitamin C Loss
A listener asks: If vitamin C is essential to our survival, why can't our bodies produce it?
Bioengineering Roundup
Researchers use a diatom's genes to design a better microchip.
Podcast
How air pollution could cause heart disease. Global warming may make Antartica vulnerable to …
Oscar Nods
Working with big names helps get you an Oscar nomination, but knowing Academy voters doesn't.
Antarctic Invasion
Global climate change could open the Antarctic up to predators it hasn't seen in millions of years.
Virtual Children
"Virtual" children may help prepare kids with high-functioning autism to interact with their peers.
Air Pollution & Heart Disease
Ultrafine particles of air pollution may interact with cholesterol in our bodies to cause heart …