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Insect Sweet Tooth – rerun #2711

August 20, 2002

rerun

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Biodegradable Glass

August 19, 2002

Glass beads used for treating cancer and arthritis can also be used to repair bone fractures.

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Baseball, Fish and Lazybones

August 16, 2002

Baseball mathematicians to improve line-ups, fish testosterone, and couch potatoes damage their …

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DNA Heritage- rerun #2603

August 15, 2002

rerun

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Urban Rainfall

August 14, 2002

Suburbs downwind of cities get the most rainfall.

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Cold Animals

August 13, 2002

How do warm-weather animals survive cold weather zoos? (some adapt, and most are allowed to choose …

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Cancer Spread

August 12, 2002

A protein that's crucial to the immune system also helps cancer spread through the body.

Read moreCancer Spread

Lightning, Snakes and Wasps

August 9, 2002

Lightning prefers cities, finicky snakes and wasps prefer flowers

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Contrails and Climate

August 8, 2002

Jet contrails act like clouds in the atmosphere, changing climate

Read moreContrails and Climate

Seafloor Energy

August 7, 2002

Making a fuel cell that's powered by ocean sediment and seawater

Read moreSeafloor Energy

Bird Nests

August 6, 2002

How come birds keep coming back to the same spot to try and build a nest, even though I keep undoing …

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Cavity-Fighting Bacteria

August 5, 2002

Bacteria used to ferment milk can also prevent harmful bacteria from sticking around inside the body

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