Materials Roundup
Researchers test the strength of bamboo as a structural material.
Podcast
Genes and the Brain: What mice can tell us about cocaine addiction and our ability to tell hot from …
Cooling Menthol
How menthol and the ability to sense cold are genetically linked.
Cocaine-resistant Mice
Mice lacking a single receptor in the brain don't become dependent on cocaine.
Learning from Mistakes
A genetic variation may impair one's ability to avoid dangerous choices.
Animal Storm Detection
A listener asks: Can animals sense natural disasters before they happen?
Podcast
Evolution Special: The history of dogs, butterflies vs. cabbages and the world's largest scorpion. …
Butterfly Co-Evolution
Plants of the cabbage family evolved a toxic herbicide to ward off pests. But some insects evolved …
Giant Scorpion
Paleontologists have found the largest single arthropod known to science.
Vostok Ice
Million-year-old ice samples from Antarctica contain genetically fascinating microorganisms.