Crater Nurseries
After a devastating meteor strikes, the resulting crater may be the key to life.
Carniverous Caterpillars
A newly discovered Hawaiian caterpillar catches its meals in a web of silk.
Muscle Roundup
A compound in the body prevents muscle breakdown, and the perfect body shape for running.
Butterfly Eyes
The sparkle of small patches on male butterfly wings are what attract females.
Bug Roundup
Creating artificial cricket hairs, and bumblebees select flowers that other bees have visited.
Brain Stem Cells
A kind of stem cell in the brain is the source of some childhood brain cancers.
Sleep Roundup
Mice have been chemically induced into hibernation, and disrupting a gene controlling sleep patterns leads to weight gain.
Bird Migration
How do birds know when to migrate? (They watch day length, and then wind conditions.)
Gray Hair
What causes hair to turn gray? (Toxins build up and kill the pigment cells in the hair follicle.)
Middle-Aged Eyes
Why do your eyes change over age 40? (Lens becomes less flexible due to aging.)
Zombie Worm
The zombie worm feeds off the oil in whale bones on the ocean floor.
Intermittent Fasting
Eating every other day slowed down cancerous processes in mice.
Young Blood
Blood from younger mice stimulated stem cell production in older mice.
Ocean Floor
The muck on the bottom of the ocean helps keep the environment healthy.
Finger Length
Men with more dramatic differences in the lengths of their fingers are more aggressive.
Abalone Armor
How the abalone turns soft calcium carbonate into a tough shell
Fat-Burning Mice
Mice missing a gene for an enzyme burn fat instead of storing it.
Insulin and Alcohol
Insulin regulates alcohol intoxication in fruit flies.