Light & Energy Roundup
Engineers demonstrate a new way to harvest the wasted energy of an incandescent light bulb.
Moonlit Migrations
Zooplankton in the Arctic Ocean migrate by the light of the moon.
Bullying & Social Networks
Enlisting the help of influential students to reduce bullying and other conflict in schools.
Neanderthal Inheritance
Did modern humans inherit allergies from Neanderthals?
Reversing Blindness in India
A project that restores sight to blind people in India is highlighting the resiliency of the human …
Medical Roundup
Slowing Alzheimer’s disease by cleansing the brain of toxic proteins; also, new findings on a …
Bee Maps
A first-ever national bee map reveals where native bees are most in need of help.
Nesting Dogs
A listener asks why dogs sometimes turn around in circles before lying down.
Adjustable Nerve Block
A high-tech injectable drug delivery system will allow patients to control their pain relief with …
Top Science Breakthrough of 2015: CRISPR Gene Editing
The top Science Breakthrough of the Year: A low-cost genetic engineering technique is creating both …
Science Breakthroughs of 2015: Kennewick Man’s DNA
Science Breakthroughs of 2015: Kennewick Man’s 8,500-year-old bones are finally sequenced, revealing …
Science Breakthroughs of 2015: Deep Mantle Plumes
Science Breakthroughs of 2015: Seismic imaging reveals the existence of plumes of hot rock reaching …