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Ozone Fill-up

January 18, 2001

Can we fill up the ozone hole by transporting ozone up to the stratosphere? (No, not feasible)

January 17, 2001

Making a photodetector for missiles that can block out the sun

January 16, 2001

Do ostriches really bury their heads in the sand? (No, they eat off the ground, so they might look …

January 15, 2001

How people perceive a musical illusion called the tritone paradox depends on the language they heard …

January 12, 2001

Beer has antioxidants which reduce the risk of heart disease in rats.

January 11, 2001

January 10, 2001

A device worn on the head that emits sonar acts as an aid for blind people

January 9, 2001

Does donating blood lower your cholesterol? (No, it doesn't change your body's ability to make it.)

January 8, 2001

A cultural revolution in humpback whales songs off the Australian coast

January 5, 2001

Babies who succumb to sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) may not have enough neurons to respond to …

January 4, 2001

Russian honeybees can confer varroa mite resistance to domestic U.S. honeybees.

January 3, 2001

NSF Center for Research in Parallel Computation: Writing programs for parallel supercomputers