Naked Mole-Rats
Naked mole-rats are missing a substance in their skin that transmits pain signals.
Plant Chemicals
How flowers shut down scent production, and lead contamination in urban gardens.
Ozone and Arteries
Ozone produced in the body reacts with cholesterol and contributes to heart disease.
Video Tampering
A new system to detect whether digital video has been altered
Ground Tires
Ground-up scrap tires can be put under golf course greens to filter out contaminants.
Florida Freezes
In Florida, draining wetlands to create crop land has led to longer and more damaging freezes.
Alcohol and Accents
A sweet tooth indicates a predisposition for alcoholism, and a stroke victim starts speaking with a British accent.
Seasickness
Why do people get seasick? (Conflicting signals in the brain upset vestibular and emesis systems.)
Looking and Liking
The more you look at a face, the more you like it, and vice versa.
Skunk Removal
How do you get rid of skunk smell? (Wash in hydrogen peroxide and baking soda.)
Water-Powered Battery
A battery that generates electricity from water
Brain-Body Roundup
Thinking about exercise builds bigger muscles, and exercising improves mental health.
Cassowary Calls
A bird called the cassowary emits calls lower than the level of human hearing.
Road Rubber
Where does tire rubber go when the tire wears out? (Pieces get airborne or washed into streams.)
Fish Sounds
Testing underwater sounds on fish to lure them away from hydroelectric dams
Bears and Wolves
Thinning arctic ice threatens polar bear habitat, and the reintroduction of wolves is improving the riverside ecosystem.
Titan’s Surface
Radar telescope data shows the presence of liquid lakes on the surface of Saturn's largest moon.
Size and Gender
Animals that change sex usually do it at 72 percent of their maximum size.
White Hole
A new model showing that the Big Bang occurred inside the opposite of a black hole
Genes Roundup
Delaying breast cancer with exercise and weight control, and genes associated with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Missing Stars
Why don't pictures of space show any stars? (Shutter speed not long enough.)