Human Roundup
What would it be like to live in a zoo? A few people in Australia are getting a chance to find out.
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A recipe for life on Mars, how Alzheimer's and herpes are related, amnesia obscures the future as …
Alzheimer’s and Herpes
New research in animals suggests that a common virus may play a role in Alzheimer's.
Future Amnesia
Some patients with amnesia not only can't remember the past, but they can't imagine the future.
The Vestigial Appendix
A listener asks: Does the appendix have a purpose?
Mars Life
An astrobiologist posits that we haven't found life on Mars because we haven't been looking for the …
Solar Roundup
Despite not having been washed for billions of years, nature stays relatively clean. How?
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Small distractions could be big trouble, the effects of cell phone waves on our health, how nature …
Squirrel v. Spruce
Seeds are the prize in an epic evolutionary struggle.
Cell Phones and Health
A listener asks: What's the effect of wireless devices on our health?
Subliminal Distractions
The most insidious distractions may be the ones we're not aware of.