Sightless Light Detection
Even some blind people can respond to light in non-visual ways.
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Behind Shivering
Shivering is triggered through a separate pathway from conscious cold perception, according to new …
Detecting Land Mines
Removing land mines is dangerous business, but new methods may eventually make detection more …
Animal Roundup
Squirrels foil their predators by making themselves smell less like squirrels and more like their …
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Animal Sexual Selection: sexy fruit flies have sexy sons, geographical variation in what some female …
Virtual Surgery
Digitally simulated patients may take some of the guesswork out of surgery.
Changing Accents
A listener asks: How far apart do people have to live in order to have different accents?
Wavering Warblers
Scientists have discovered surprising geographical variation in what some female songbirds find …
Sexy Fruit Flies
In a species of fruit fly, a male's attractiveness to the opposite sex gets passed from one …
Podcast
Genes and the Brain: What mice can tell us about cocaine addiction and our ability to tell hot from …
Cocaine-resistant Mice
Mice lacking a single receptor in the brain don't become dependent on cocaine.
Learning from Mistakes
A genetic variation may impair one's ability to avoid dangerous choices.