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Mosquito Renal Failure

December 27, 2013

Researchers are trying to develop new insecticides that target mosquitoes' urinary function.

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Ancient Cat History

December 26, 2013

Humans and cats kept close company in a Chinese village 5,300 years ago.

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Far-Out Mega Planet

December 25, 2013

An enormous planet, orbiting a star at a tremendous distance, challenges theories of planet …

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Crows & Faces Update

December 24, 2013

Eight years later, a population of Seattle crows still holds a grudge against the face of their …

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Coldest Place on Earth

December 23, 2013

Thermal satellite imaging has revealed the coldest spots on the planet.

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Cooking Spray

December 19, 2013

How can companies claim that cooking sprays are “fat-free” if the first ingredient is oil?

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Invasive snails create habitat for invasive mosquitoes. (Stijn Ghesquiere/Wikipedia)

Snails & Mosquitoes

December 18, 2013

In Florida, invasive, disease-carrying tiger mosquitoes are breeding in the shells of an invasive …

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(Evan-Amos/Wikipedia)

Artificial Dye Safety

December 12, 2013

Some people argue that food dyes are harmful to human health, but do decades of safety research back …

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Baby Tooth Cavities

December 10, 2013

Baby teeth fall out eventually. But that doesn't mean cavities in baby teeth should be ignored.

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Ant Addicts

December 9, 2013

Ants may become a hot commodity in drug addiction studies.

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Tree Longevity

December 6, 2013

A listener asks why some trees live for thousands of years.

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Reviving Extinct Species

December 5, 2013

Using frozen DNA, researchers have created early-stage embryos of an extinct frog.

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