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Killifish and Pollution

April 24, 2002

Killifish in a river contaminated with creosote have adapted to the pollution.

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Fluorescent Lights

April 23, 2002

Why aren't fluorescent bulbs used in headlights or spotlights? (Can't focus them as well)

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Mars Hotel

April 22, 2002

A hotel in orbit around the sun could ferry astronauts between Earth and Mars.

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Tree Torture

April 19, 2002

Testing how trees along the San Pedro River respond to water deprivation

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Calico Copycats

April 18, 2002

Will a calico cat clone always be calico? (No, fur color/pattern depends on both genes and …

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Mercury Sunrise

April 17, 2002

Mercury accumulates in arctic regions because of unusual chemistry in the atmosphere

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Mobile Phone Towers

April 16, 2002

Is the radiation from mobile phone antennae dangerous? (only if you get too close to the source)

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T. Rex Running

April 15, 2002

Tyrannosaurus rex was not a fast runner

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Fluoride for Bones

April 12, 2002

Fluoride may help seniors citizens build better bones.

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Endangered Clones

April 11, 2002

Why can't cloning be used to produce more endangered animals? (it can be, after more research is …

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Emotional Thinking

April 10, 2002

The amygdala, an emotional center of the brain, processes thoughts before cognition

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Grunting

April 9, 2002

Why do you grunt when you do something hard? (hold our breath as we exert ourselves, then grunt when …

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