Iron Pots
Iron leaches out of iron pots and into food when food is cooked in iron pots
Cold Car Start
Why is it that an automobile left outside in subzero is hard to start, but not one in an unheated …
Health & Happiness
Laughter is the best medicine; It's better to give than receive
Plant Phenolics
Phenolics were thought to prevent herbivory, but may have many roles, including sun protection
Lizard Mates
Female lizards pick mates with the best real estate (rocks for sunning).
Microwave Drill
A drill that uses microwaves to quietly bore clean, dust-free holes in non-metallic objects
Folds and Scrolls
Using home computers to determine the structure of a protein, a 2,200-year-old scroll stuffed in a …
Gait Recognition
A system that analyzes how people walk could identify suspicious behavior.