• Skip to main content
  • Skip to header right navigation
  • Skip to site footer
  • WordPress
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • YouTube
Science Update

Science Update

Sharing Science | Satisfying Curiosity | Debunking BS

  • Spotlights
  • Reality Check
  • Why Is It?
  • Radio Archives
  • Sciup @ School
Home » Science Update » Page 236

Science Update

No Pointing

May 15, 2006

We report on a rare condition that makes people "pointless."

Read moreNo Pointing

Podcast

May 12, 2006

Flat light bulbs, teens with migraines, what makes cells alive, reversing cell division, and how the …

Read morePodcast

Teen Migraines

May 10, 2006

Kids will fake all sorts of illnesses to get out of school and family activities. But sometimes …

Read moreTeen Migraines

Cells in Reverse

May 9, 2006

Despite the popularity of anti-wrinkle creams, face lifts, and viagra, nobody's found a way to truly …

Read moreCells in Reverse

Flat Lights

May 8, 2006

Flat-screen TVs and computer monitors are in high demand. But what about flat lights? We learn why …

Read moreFlat Lights

Podcast

May 5, 2006

Emailing in your sleep, a lost planet, the risks of marketing remedies, a laser that zaps fat, and …

Read morePodcast

Fat Laser

May 4, 2006

In the Star Wars movies, laser light sabres could vaporize an entire person. Now, in real life, …

Read moreFat Laser

Risk Remedies

May 3, 2006

In the board game "Monopoly," getting a "get out of jail free" card made landing …

Read moreRisk Remedies

Fifth Planet

May 2, 2006

Last year astronomers found what some are calling a tenth planet. But new research shows that the …

Read moreFifth Planet

Sleep Emailing

May 1, 2006

Sleep doctors consider sleeping pills to be an option of last resort. Here's one case study that's a …

Read moreSleep Emailing

Podcast

April 28, 2006

Fish Week! An underwater surveillance program, fish of the abyssal plain, the math of mayonnaise, …

Read morePodcast

Calcium and Stroke

April 27, 2006

Everyone knows that calcium helps build and maintain strong and healthy bones. But it also has …

Read moreCalcium and Stroke
  • Previous
  • Go to page 1
  • Interim pages omitted …
  • Go to page 234
  • Go to page 235
  • Go to page 236
  • Go to page 237
  • Go to page 238
  • Interim pages omitted …
  • Go to page 315
  • Next
Science Update
  • About Science Update
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use

Follow Us

  • Facebook
  • YouTube

Recent Posts

Image of computer screen depicting an orange cat with a variety of alphanumeric scientific data superimposed on the the screen.
Spotted skunk performing handstand to threaten predators

Copyright © 2025 · Springtail Media LLC · All Rights Reserved · Powered by Pongos