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Heat Index -rerun of #3113

August 11, 2005

Rerun of #3113

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Shopping Momentum

August 10, 2005

rerun

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Frizzy Hair – rerun of #2441

August 9, 2005

rerun of #2441

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Saturn Sounds

August 8, 2005

Radio waves created on Saturn recorded by the Cassini spacecraft

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Muscle Roundup

August 5, 2005

A compound in the body prevents muscle breakdown, and the perfect body shape for running.

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Nectarines – rerun of #3043

August 4, 2005

rerun of #3043

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Seabirds

August 3, 2005

Seabirds bring pollutants from the ocean to the Arctic.

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Mood Rings – rerun of #3033

August 2, 2005

rerun of #3033

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Curry & Cancer

August 1, 2005

The yellow pigment in curry kills cancer cells in the lab.

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Parkinson’s & Gambling

July 29, 2005

Parkinson's medications can cause the urge to gamble, and a thicker ventromedial prefrontal cortex recover more quickly from stress.

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Colorful Sunsets – rerun of #3406

July 28, 2005

rerun of #3406

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Preschool Robot

July 27, 2005

A robot teaches songs and games to preschoolers

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Manufactured Meat

July 26, 2005

Growing edible meat in the lab

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Butterfly Eyes

July 25, 2005

The sparkle of small patches on male butterfly wings are what attract females.

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Bug Roundup

July 22, 2005

Creating artificial cricket hairs, and bumblebees select flowers that other bees have visited.

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Bouncing Babies

July 21, 2005

Babies learn rhythms by feeling them as well as hearing them.

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Brain Stem Cells

July 20, 2005

A kind of stem cell in the brain is the source of some childhood brain cancers.

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Wintering Mosquitoes -rerun of #3302

July 19, 2005

rerun of #3302

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Chickadee Calls

July 18, 2005

Chickadees change their calls to warn others of how dangerous a predator is.

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Alzheimer’s & Insomnia

July 15, 2005

Inflamed gums as a child increases risk of Alzheimer's, and insomnia may lead to depression.

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Bird Nests – rerun of #2971

July 14, 2005

rerun of #2971

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Kiddie Portions

July 13, 2005

Kids eat more when they get more food on their plates.

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Worms in the Rain

July 12, 2005

Why do worms come to the surface when it rains? (They can't breathe otherwise.)

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Driving Music

July 11, 2005

A computer system that lets you drive a piece of music like driving a car.

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