Materials Roundup
A nanoparticle coating helps fabrics resist stains, and a new process to make spider silk without spiders.
Wasted Food
America wastes almost half of its food, from farms to warehouses to households.
Cosmic Dark Ages
New telescopes could provide a window into the Dark Ages of the universe.
Perfect Pitch
Native Chinese speakers are more likely to have perfect pitch than Americans.
Terrorism Database
A database of federal crimes could be a way to find patterns in terrorist activity.
Public Health Roundup
U.S. kids' health is worse than almost every other industrialized nation, and genes affect smoking habits.
Heart Girdle
A mesh-like net wrapped around the heart can help prevent heart failure
Eat Your Veggies
Foods with a high water content help weight loss, and two daily servings of gazpacho lowered stress compounds in the blood.
Bhopal Anniversary
Using an ultra low-speed wind tunnel to model the industrial accident at Bhopal, India.
Same-Sex Parents
Children of same-sex couples fare about as well as children of opposite-sex couples.
Chewing Machine
A machine called the BiteMaster II mimics a human bit and evaluates food texture.
Skin Flu Vaccine
Injecting one-fifth the dose of flu vaccine under the skin worked as well as the regular shot.
Bee Research
Drunk bees act the same way people do, and bee venom reduces arthritis inflammation.
Mockingbird Songs
Do mockingbirds have their own song? (No, but they have their own calls.)
Lying on E-mail
In e-mail, liars use more feeling words, sense words, and more words overall.
Undereye Circles
Why do we get dark circles under our eyes when we're tired? (Fluid collects, deeper blood vessels show.)
JFK Analysis
A new analysis confirms that Lee Harvey Oswald did act alone in assassinating Kennedy.
Flu Roundup
Resting mice were more likely to die from the flu, and drinking too much water when sick can lead to fluid overload.
Phishing
New online scams exploit your own behavior to get you to give up personal information
Breastfeeding Chemical
Nursing mothers emit chemical signals that increase sexual desire in other women.