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Old Brains Roundup

March 16, 2007

Senior citizens are less reliable witnesses, and a finding that could help stave of memory loss.

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Podcast

March 16, 2007

Why rainbows are round (yes, round), ultraviolet light is an aphrodesiac to jumping spiders, getting …

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Round Rainbows

March 15, 2007

A listener asks: Why are rainbows round?

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Bad Medicine

March 14, 2007

Why do so many medical claims get refuted?

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UV Light & Spider Sex

March 13, 2007

A type of spider uses ultraviolet light in its mating game.

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Car Rattling

March 12, 2007

Scientists are trying to get the rattles out of cars.

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Geology Roundup

March 9, 2007

Africa's splitting apart, and scientists may have found ancient Ithaca.

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Podcast

March 9, 2007

Why you can't remember your babyhood, Africa's pulling apart, how amoebas move, nonsmoking women are …

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Amoeba Movement

March 8, 2007

A listener asks: How do amoebas move, anyway?

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Nonsmoker Lung Cancer

March 7, 2007

Non-smoking women get lung cancer at a higher rate than non-smoking men.

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Climate and Corals

March 6, 2007

Climate change is endangering coral reefs around the world.

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Early Memories

March 5, 2007

Why don't you have memories from your babyhood? A scientist explains.

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