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A mystery in choral singing, what makes water sticky, how name brands affect our preferences, a …
Garden Cancer Drug
A powerful potential leukemia treatment may be growing in your own backyard.
Name Brands
As you do your holiday shopping, you may have many reasons why you reach for one brand over another. …
Spoonful of Sugar
Most people wouldn't think of water as being sticky. But chemists do.
Choir Effect
'Tis the season for choral singing. Bob Hirshon has this story about a mystery hidden in the …
Podcast
Anger can be healthy, birds on parenting, why teenagers are out of control, getting cold can give …
Urban Myth Roundup
Scientists have long derided the notion that getting cold could give you a cold. But a new study …
Teenage Brains
New research is helping scientists better understand the teenage brain--and may help you better …
Hospital Noise
A hospital room is the last place you'd expect to get some rest--overhead pages and beeping …
Begging Birds
Science reporter Bob Hirshon answers one listener's question about the challenges of avian …
Anger and Stress
When challenged, do you usually respond with anger or fear? A new study suggests one may be …
Lie Detector Roundup
You know the old saying that the way to the heart is through the stomach? Well, the stomach may also …