Antibacterial Sludge
The antibacterial compound triclocarban is found in organic sludge used as fertilizer.
Depression Circuit
People with a history of depression have an overactive brain circuit triggered by dips in serotonin.
Baby Corn
What is baby corn? (Corn harvested 1 to 3 days after the silks appear. It's really corn!)
Working Memory
Working memory can be improved with five weeks of intensive training.
Drugs in the Environment
Medicines that we take end up in the environment, and those drugs can disrupt the hormones of wild …
Earth’s Vital Organs
Earth has vital organs -- critical systems -- that interact in complicated and unexpected ways.
Hearts and Worms
Studying a potassium channel that can trigger heart arrhythmia when blocked.
Earth Simulator
The world's fastest supercomputer is being used to model earth systems.
Ocean Census
The Census of Marine Life has found many new species near the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
Grapefruit Roundup
Grapefruit helped people lose weight, and testing a grapefruit compound that boosts the activity of …
Thinking & Counting
The Piraha tribe of Brazil's simple counting system shows that humans have to estimate numbers above …
Tell-Tale Heart
An implantable device can shock a heart back into its normal rhythm.