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Burning Coal Beds

February 14, 2003

Underground coal seams catch on fire and burn for years

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Listening to Twisters

February 13, 2003

Infrasound instruments can detect tornadoes long before traditional means

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Houses and Environment

February 11, 2003

Increase in number of households harm the environment more than increasing populations

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Pain Sensitivity

February 10, 2003

Women are more sensitive to pain than men -- probably because a protein called GIRK-2 doesn't …

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Senior Citizen Stories

February 7, 2003

Control over retirement, schmoozing with friends and eating fish help cognitive preformance in older …

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Vitamin C Origin

February 6, 2003

Researchers have teased out the gene that makes vitamin C in strawberries, and found it increases …

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Sinus Infections – Rerun of #2821

February 4, 2003

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Songbird Brains

February 3, 2003

Mathematical equations describing neurons in bird brains that control birdsong

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Weird Earth Science

January 31, 2003

Pasta is being used to model earthquake faults, and the mystery of a disappearing lake is solved.

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Mummy’s Curse

January 30, 2003

An epidemiological study shows that King Tut's tomb did not have a curse.

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Scratching

January 28, 2003

Why is scratching pleasurable? (To encourage you to get rid of an irritant)

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Rock Art Acoustics

January 27, 2003

Echoes may have inspired ancient people to paint on cave walls.

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