Science Update

Supertasters’ Health

April 29, 2003

People with more taste buds, known as supertasters, might have a higher risk of cancer.

April 28, 2003

Scorpion have a choice of two different venoms to use on prey.

April 23, 2003

A new crayfish resproduces asexually and its origins are unknown

April 21, 2003

How surfactants and other pollution affects the way waves break.

April 17, 2003

Gila monsters cool off in an unusual way

April 16, 2003

Detecting exploding stars and other stellar events by monitoring minute changes in gravity

April 14, 2003

A variation of the caffeine receptor in the brain causes people to get anxious from caffeine

April 9, 2003

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April 7, 2003

Physically fit senior citizens retain more brain volume as they age.

April 2, 2003

The hormone estrogen makes women less sensitive to pain.

March 31, 2003

Mother ptarmigans teach their chicks to what foods to eat by calling to them.

March 26, 2003

The toxin from E. coli that causes diarrhea may help prevent colon cancer.