Land Mine Detector
A land mine detector that uses ultrasound and doesn't have to touch the ground
Particles & Pyramids
Using elementary particles called muons to search for hidden chambers in a Mexican pyramid
Newborn Screening
Experts have developed national standards for screening newborn babies.
Crowded Teeth
Eating cooked foods caused humans' jaws to shrink over time, crowding the teeth.
Teens and Tech
Young drivers on cell phones react as slowly as senior citizens, and students who use computers to do papers score higher on tests.
Sardines
Dropping sardine populations off southwest Africa are worsening the greenhouse effect.
Valentine Roundup
Stress hormones are abnormally high in people who are in love, and people choose spouses with similar names.
Supplement Roundup
Green tea helps athletes increase endurance, calcium reduces women's risk of colon cancer.
Plant Roundup
Studying plant steroids could boost harvests and seed production, and moss grown in zero gravity grows in spiral patterns.
Birth Simulator
Using a birth simulator to determine the best way to manage complicated births
Abalone Armor
How the abalone turns soft calcium carbonate into a tough shell
Fat-Burning Mice
Mice missing a gene for an enzyme burn fat instead of storing it.
Roman Roundup
Gladiator battles were staged, and the discovery of a mosaic from Emperor Nero's palace
Smart Gun
Using pressure sensitivity to design a gun that only fires for its owner
Quake Side Effects
The earthquake that caused the Southeast Asian tsunami changed the shape of the Earth
Sounds of Titan
Sounds from Saturn's largest moon, Titan, recorded by the Huygens probe from Cassini
Internet Roundup
Looking at power lines to deliver data, and getting medical info online might worsen a patient's condition.
Fever Chills
Why do you get chills when you have a fever? (Infection raises inner thermostat.)
Hoarding
Damage to one part of the brain results in indiscriminate hoarding behavior.
Body Temperature
Why do we get hot even if the temperature isn't quite 98.6? (We generate our own heat and it's harder to cool down if it's hot.)
Tsunami Barriers
Loss of mangroves and coral reefs probably made the December 26 Asian tsunami worse.