March 7, 2017 |
Saliva Communication
- How sensors in the mouth help orchestrate digestion and metabolism.
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March 6, 2017 |
The Mpemba Effect
- A strange phenomenon of freezing water has baffled scientists for decades.
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March 3, 2017 |
Heatwaves & Pollution
- Heatwaves and poor air quality go hand and hand.
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March 2, 2017 |
Memory Over Time
- Learning how the brain links memories created days, months or years apart.
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March 1, 2017 |
Seagrass Fights Disease
- Underwater seagrass meadows combat disease.
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February 28, 2017 |
Neuroscience of Viral News
- What makes a news story go viral?
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February 27, 2017 |
Bee Ball
- Scientists teach bees how to move a tiny ball to test their cognitive abilities.
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February 24, 2017 |
Hawkmoth Flight
- Insects called hawkmoths eat enormous amounts of sugar, but they don’t use it all for energy.
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February 23, 2017 |
Avoiding Arsenic
- Some plants can rid themselves of toxins like arsenic.
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February 22, 2017 |
Social Robots
- Robots can help people help themselves.
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February 21, 2017 |
Talk Pedometer
- “Talk pedometers” measure how many words children hear throughout the day in the home.
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February 20, 2017 |
The Body’s Sense of Taste
- Taste receptors are actually located all over the body, not just in the mouth.
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February 17, 2017 |
Portable PET Scanners
- A PET scanner in a helmet reveals the standing and walking brain.
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February 16, 2017 |
Saturn’s Hexagonal Storm
- Planetary scientists puzzle over a strange, hexagon on Saturn.
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February 15, 2017 |
Endangered Crow Calls
- What happens to the calls of an endangered bird species when its only remaining members live in captivity?
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February 14, 2017 |
Indoor Myopia Explained
- Qualities of indoor lighting may lead to nearsightedness.
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February 13, 2017 |
Road Birds
- Playing birdsongs near roads can entice birds to repopulate abandoned habitat.
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