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Tilted Earth

April 8, 2003

Why is the Earth tilted? (Got knocked around as it was forming billions of years ago)

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Brain Fitness

April 7, 2003

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

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Sleep Roundup

April 4, 2003

Sleep deprivation hurts cognitive ability, even if you don't feel sleepy.

Read moreSleep Roundup

Blood Types

April 3, 2003

Why do people have different blood types? (Different molecules on the surface of red cells)

Read moreBlood Types

Feeling Pain

April 2, 2003

The hormone estrogen makes women less sensitive to pain.

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Big Heads

April 1, 2003

Does a bigger head mean a bigger brain? (Generally, but it doesn't mean you're smarter.)

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Ptarmigan Teaching

March 31, 2003

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

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Buggy Plants Roundup

March 28, 2003

Atlantic salmon can escape from Pacific fish farms, vitamin D prevents bone fractures, and organic …

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Montezuma’s Revenge

March 26, 2003

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

Read moreMontezuma’s Revenge

Learning Language

March 25, 2003

Using a fake language to figure out how babies learn words

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Eavesdropping Plants

March 24, 2003

Wild tobacco plants pick up hormones produced by sagebrush and develop defenses against herbivore …

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Stardust Roundup

March 21, 2003

Stardust from the atmosphere, tracking earthquakes by looking at leaning trees, and better software …

Read moreStardust Roundup
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