Bee Espionage
Stingless bees can detect the odor markings of others and steal their food sources.
Attractiveness
Maternal grandmothers like their grandkids the best, paternal grandfathers the least; and a person's physical attractiveness depends on their other …
Dinosaur Skin
Will scientists ever figure out what color dinosaurs' skins were? (Can guess based on whether they wanted to blend or show off)
Dissolving Glass
Glass fibers that dissolve in the body can be used to reinforce bone as it heals.
Dog Breeds
Are there any two dog breeds that could be considered different species? (Some breeds do have difficulty breeding, but it doesn't necessarily make …
Particle Sorter
A device sorts cells by size, offering a quick way to diagnose disease.
Baby Roundup
Flavors tasted as infants influence food preferences later in life, and prenatal nicotine exposure increases adolescent addiction.
Digital Thermometers
How do digital thermometers work? (Sensor's electrical resistance changes with temperature, or measures infrared heat in ear canal.)
Making Glass
How is glass made? (Heat sand, soda ash, and lime until liquid, cool into non-crystalline solid.)
Rats and Aspirin
Newborn male rats given aspirin show no interest in females when they grow up.
Abrupt Climate Change
The movie, ÔThe Day After Tomorrow' is wildly exaggerated, but evidence does exist for abrupt climate change.
Smart Wheel
Frequent pushing can lead to carpal tunnel syndrome in wheelchair users.
Dog Genetics
Comparing genomes of different dog breeds could give clues to cancer genes in humans.
Cutting Cigarettes
Cutting back on cigarettes changes smoking behavior so as to increase nicotine and carbon monoxide in the body.
Ecology Roundup
Lake pollution leads to mussel loss, babies of older rockfish grow faster, and exotic ant species can't spread seeds of North American plants.
Left Brain Immunity
Removing part of the left brain temporal lobe decreases number of immune cells.
Frozen Microbes
Tiny microbes frozen in Greenland glacier ice could give clues to life on other planets.
Record Restoration
Removing clicks and pops fromg old records and digitizing them with optical metrology
Sleep Roundup
Frequent, small doses of caffeine are better than large doses, and smells cannot wake you up.
Gold Mine Quakes
Using seismic data from South African gold mines to learn about small earthquakes
Nanoconveyor Belt
A conveyor belt made out of a nanotube that carries metal atoms from one place to another.