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Amorous Prairie Dogs

October 30, 2006

Young male prairie dogs are the most vulnerable of them all--when it comes time for love.

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Caffeine Withdrawal

October 3, 2006

A listener asks: Why do I get a headache if I go without coffee?

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Listening to Volcanoes

September 14, 2006

A new technique to analyze data from volcanoes may be music to scientists' ears.

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Sizing Up Fish

July 20, 2006

Humpback whales may use sound to identify fish before going in for the kill

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Offensive Chants

July 6, 2006

Scientists are developing new ways to keep sports fans from getting out of hand.

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Fossil Bird

July 5, 2006

Researchers have found an ancestor of modern birds that walked with dinosaurs.

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Hunting Whales

June 26, 2006

Killer whales sing for their meals.

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Music and Parkinson’s

June 12, 2006

An experimental treatment for Parkinson's symptoms doesn't even require a prescription.

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Lost Ants

August 3, 2004

What happens when an ant is separated from its colony? (It dies -- can't join another colony.)

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Thought-Controlled Robots

April 26, 2004

A robotic arm moves in response to human brain signals captured earlier.

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Titan’s Surface

November 19, 2003

Radar telescope data shows the presence of liquid lakes on the surface of Saturn's largest moon.

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Mars Dust Devils

February 5, 2003

Dust devils spotted and sensed by Pathfinder on Mars -- much like Earth counterparts

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