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Risk Remedies

May 3, 2006

In the board game "Monopoly," getting a "get out of jail free" card made landing …

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Fifth Planet

May 2, 2006

Last year astronomers found what some are calling a tenth planet. But new research shows that the …

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Sleep Emailing

May 1, 2006

Sleep doctors consider sleeping pills to be an option of last resort. Here's one case study that's a …

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Fish Model Roundup

April 28, 2006

Nature has given some animals some pretty cool tricks, like the ability to regrow limbs and go …

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Podcast

April 28, 2006

Fish Week! An underwater surveillance program, fish of the abyssal plain, the math of mayonnaise, …

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Calcium and Stroke

April 27, 2006

Everyone knows that calcium helps build and maintain strong and healthy bones. But it also has …

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Deep-Sea Fish

April 26, 2006

The total darkness and intense pressure at the ocean floor make it a very difficult place to …

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Emulsions

April 25, 2006

We're often told that water and oil don't mix. But many everyday products, from printing ink to …

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Grouper Tracking

April 24, 2006

Many of the world's fish species have been overfished to a tiny fraction of their original numbers. …

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Healthy Fat Roundup

April 21, 2006

If some scientists have their way, bacon could soon be in the health food aisle.

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Podcast

April 21, 2006

A super memory, elephant dung and the oil crisis, girls go online, navigating the asteroid belt, and …

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Asteroid Collision

April 20, 2006

Asteroids are space rocks that orbit the sun -- mainly in the region between Mars and Jupiter called …

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