Monkey Faces
Six-month-old babies can distinguish individual monkey faces, but 9-month-olds can't.
Staling
Why do crackers get soggy and bread gets crisp when they go stale? (Gluten absorbs or loses moisture)
Dinosaur Meteors
An asteroid impact 200 million years ago may have catapulted dinosaurs into dominance.
GPS Weather Prediction
Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite signals can be used to measure atmospheric conditions.
Roasted Peanuts
Roasting peanuts makes them more likely to trigger peanut allergies.
Malaria-Proof Mosquitoes
Genetically engineered mosquitoes that don't transmit the malaria parasite.
Solar Power from Moon
Putting solar cells on the moon could fulfill all of Earth's electricity needs.
Memory Synchronization
The brain's thalamus is responsible for coordinating different parts of a memory.
Ozone Sanitizer
Ozone and water can kill harmful bacteria on fruits and vegetables.
Killer Windows
Turning off building lights can prevent birds from flying into windows.
Aluminum & Alzheimer’s
Can aluminum cause Alzheimer's disease? (current evidence says no)
Painted Coffin
A painted marble sarcophagus is yielding rare clues about Ancient Greek painting
Alcoholic Lungs
Heavy drinking lowers antioxidant level in lungs-- causing lung complications if injured or sick
Kidney Transplants
A new protocol that allows doctors to transplant patients who have problematic antibodies -- allowing transplant of organs from different blood types, …
Washing Away Mines
A new device that shoots water at the soil to detect and then remove landmines
Bacteria Breath Test
A breath test for h. pylori just as effective as endoscoy for diagnosing possible ulcers
Cold Virus vs. Cancer
Targetting cancer with a genetically-modified cold virus
Color Blindness
Is color blindness in your brain or in your eyes? - eyes (physically missing a set, pigment, of light receptors)
Food Contamination Test
A biosensor for food poisoning pathogens that works like a pregnancy test.
Skin Color
Different skin colors evolved to protect against UV and to make vitamin D