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Dirt Diversity

April 13, 2005

Agricultural methods can keep the diverse organisms in soil healthy.

April 12, 2005

Why do flash pictures sometimes give subjects red eyes? (Light reflects off blood-vessel-rich …

April 11, 2005

The zombie worm feeds off the oil in whale bones on the ocean floor.

April 8, 2005

Bats can walk and gallop, and octopi can stroll on two legs.

April 7, 2005

Shining x-rays on fingerprints can detect the chemical elements left behind.

April 6, 2005

Eating every other day slowed down cancerous processes in mice.

April 5, 2005

Water hazards on golf courses can filter out pollutants and pesticides.

April 4, 2005

Elephants can mimic sounds, which might help them maintain social bonds.

April 1, 2005

Mountain dwellers have lower death rates, and doctors will run medical tests on themselves while …

March 31, 2005

Using grubs to reduce manure on farms, and then converting them into animal feed

March 30, 2005

Blood from younger mice stimulated stem cell production in older mice.

March 29, 2005

Why doesn't gold get rusty? (Gold oxide is less stable in air than gold itself.)