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December 4, 2009

FLU REPORT: Why older people are at less risk of contracting the H1N1 flu virus, how to avoid the flu, and can you get the flu from a library book? …

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November 20, 2009

Ancient insect pollinators, your body's unique microbes, a marine creature that could fix broken bones. Also: does chewing gum really take years to …

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November 13, 2009

Satellites for human rights, a sprinter's anatomical advantage, the face of aggression, and newborns with accents.

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November 6, 2009

ANIMAL UPDATE: A bold plan to save endangered bats from a deadly fungus, how whales avoid jamming each other's signals, an ugly rodent lends clues to …

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October 30, 2009

Rescuing the brain from sleep deprivation, too much light can be depressing, sobering news in the treatment of chronic illness, and an installment of …

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October 23, 2009

Lies parents tell their children. Is comfort food a fallacy? Imitating the dog's nose. And computer-facilitated brain-to-brain communication.

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October 16, 2009

Debunking 2012 doomsday hype, developing a better rocket fuel, vegetarian spiders, and the genetics of aggression in Africanized bees.

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October 9, 2009

How Monarch butterflies navigate their way to Mexico, do honeybees really die when they sting you, why apologies are better than cash, and brain scans …

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October 2, 2009

An ancient hominid skeleton revises human evolution, the MESSENGER spacecraft makes its final flyby of the planet Mercury, facial contrasts and the …

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September 25, 2009

Torture gets a failing grade from neuroscience, a new benthic rover explores the ocean floor, how surrealism makes you smarter, and putting full moon …

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September 18, 2009

The gecko's phantom tail, the social lives of fruit flies, stem cells from fat, fall color secrets, ancient cave discoveries.

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September 4, 2009

HEALTH REPORT: A new micro-needle patch could bring vaccines to millions, we really do walk in circles when we're lost, and a robot that outperforms …

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August 28, 2009

CENTRAL AMERICAN CONSERVATION: Saving the Caribbean coral reef, conserving the world's largest sharks, and ancient Mayan forest conservation.

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August 21, 2009

AMAZING ORGANISMS: Assessing the developmental level of canines, the origin of malaria, powerful bacteria, and more.

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August 14, 2009

HEALTH UPDATE - The genetics of the placebo effect, nano-diamond wound therapy, the rise of vitamin D deficiency, and more.

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August 7, 2009

Why mosquitoes prefer some people over others, the genetics of fine touch, how early poverty can haunt your health and the science behind …

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July 31, 2009

THE SOLAR SYSTEM: NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter explores new frontiers, solar storms on Mercury, and Ice Age mayhem from comets.

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July 24, 2009

Fighting Alzheimer's with coffee, oral health, sugar, and heart disease, cervical cancer's nemesis, and more.

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July 17, 2009

Staring into space, assessing ocean health via satellite, teaching robots to smile, and the dangers of cancer in wildlife.

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July 3, 2009

Dinosaurs get re-sized, why we favor a biased media, people who never forget a face and more.

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June 26, 2009

Did food poisoning prompt the exploration and settlement of the South Pacific? Narcolepsy and the immune system, an obesity mystery, and more.

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June 19, 2009

SOUNDS & SIGNALS: Prairie dogs sound the alarm, turning bed bugs against themselves, bird songs vary by climate, and improving forensic voice …

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June 12, 2009

NEWS FROM SPACE: Mercury's mystery side unveiled, to be or not to be a supernova, and the environmental considerations of expanding space exploration.

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June 5, 2009

ANIMAL UPDATE: Frogs fight disease, species confusion, super spider silk, tenacious mosquitoes, better cows, and more.

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