Solar Rainfall
Solar and wind farms would provide abundant electricity to the Sahara desert, and result in …
Science Update
Sleepwalking Brains
A listener asks what's going on in the brain when someone is sleepwalking.
Cooling Wetlands
Marshes could help cool off increasingly hot summer conditions.
Plant Fragrance Switch
Coaxing plants into producing some fresh-smelling medicinals.
Science Explains Tortoise vs. Hare
The metaphor of the Tortoise and the Hare can be applied to the speed of life of animals of all …
Arctic Greening
30 years of satellite data confirms that the Arctic is greening.
Marmoset Baby Talk
A study suggests baby marmosets’ calls change as they grow up - questioning more than 50 years of …
Sleep Deprivation and Muscle Loss
Sleep deprivation can boost fat cell production and reduce muscle mass.
Anti-Vaccine Cyberbots
Russian cyberbots are spreading vaccine disinformation.
Queen Bees
The diet of baby bee larvae activates genes that turn some into workers and others into queens.
Social Robots & Autism
Robots help children with autism develop social skills at home
Seed-Inspired Material
A tiny seed inspires an engineer to design tough new materials.