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Gecko Tails

October 7, 2009

Severed gecko tails can perform surprisingly complex movements – and that may help scientists …

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Nicotine & Memory

October 6, 2009

Nicotine strengthens brain connections that associate memories with the urge to light up.

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Heart Surgery Timing

October 5, 2009

A hospital puts full-moon folklore to the test.

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Podcast

October 2, 2009

An ancient hominid skeleton revises human evolution, the MESSENGER spacecraft makes its final flyby …

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Deep Sea Rover

October 1, 2009

A roving robot, about the size and weight of a compact car, cruises the deep sea floor to study life …

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Eyelid Twitching

September 30, 2009

A listener asks: What causes eyelid twitching?

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Tortured Memories

September 29, 2009

Using torture to extract information from suspects may have the opposite of the intended effect.

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Stem Cells from Fat

September 28, 2009

Fat may be a productive source of stem cells.

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2012 Apocalypse Myth Exposed

September 26, 2009

A planet called Nibiru won't be slamming into earth in December, 2012, but the hype surrounding the …

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Podcast

September 25, 2009

Torture gets a failing grade from neuroscience, a new benthic rover explores the ocean floor, how …

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Nostril Rivalry

September 24, 2009

Our two nostrils may constantly take turns sending different information to our brain.

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Cancer Surgery Robot

September 23, 2009

A robot may help cancer surgeons confirm the locations of tumors.

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