Veggie Roundup
Compound in poisonous plant for treating brain tumors, saltwort seeds, and dinosaur with bunny teeth …
Maggot Medicine
Is there a use for maggots in modern medicine? (Yes, to clean out wounds and aid healing.)
Bad Eyesight
Why didn't humans adapt to have good eyesight? (Eye adjusts to keep things in focus, but sometimes …
Male Aggression
The area of the brain that regulates emotions is much larger in men than in women.
Microbe Roundup
Identifying the proteins of a radiation-resistant bacterium, microbes in the clouds of Venus, and …
Spitballs
What does spit do for a baseball pitcher's spitball? (makes the ball slippery so it doesn't spin)
Contagious Yawning
Why are yawns contagious? (They signal a change in state, so our brain detects them.)
Hyperinfectious Cholera
Finding out what makes cholera such a virile infection