Doping Sensor
Development of a handheld device for detecting illegal steroids in blood
Genes and Sex
DNA analysis shows that fewer males than females have reproduced over evolutionary time.
Changing Fish
Fishing not only reduces numbers of fish but causes evolutionary changes.
Malaria Roundup
Getting ideas for drugs from watching what sick chimps eat, and a compound that kills mosquito …
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.