Helpful Infections
Infection with harmless GBV-C virus has some protective effect against HIV.
Plant Roundup
Purple tomatoes have more powerful antioxidants, and how plants warn others of insect attacks.
Predator Roundup
Controlling rats and mice suppresses disease outbreaks, and hunting only older lions keeps populations stable.
Popping Ears
Why do your ears pop during altitude changes? (Can't keep up with changing air pressure.)
Longevity Roundup
Genes that lower cholesterol lower it too much in old age, and a gene that lengthens life span.
Cold Sensors
Cold sensors in your spine could be what cause chills even when you're not cold.
Dog Domestication
Dogs understand human pointing gestures better than wolves and chimps.
Tracking Turtles
Managing the huge amounts of data generated by tracking turtles with satellites
Bear Bones
Studying the bones of hibernating bears for clues to preventing osteoporosis
Monogamy Roundup
Monogamous animals are more likely to go extinct, and cohabitating before marriage increases divorce rates.
Naked Mole-Rats
Naked mole-rats are missing a substance in their skin that transmits pain signals.
Plant Chemicals
How flowers shut down scent production, and lead contamination in urban gardens.
Seasickness
Why do people get seasick? (Conflicting signals in the brain upset vestibular and emesis systems.)
Brain-Body Roundup
Thinking about exercise builds bigger muscles, and exercising improves mental health.
Cassowary Calls
A bird called the cassowary emits calls lower than the level of human hearing.
Size and Gender
Animals that change sex usually do it at 72 percent of their maximum size.
Wintering Mosquitoes
Where do mosquitos go in the winter? (Some freeze then thaw out, some hide in warm places.)
Tracking Crickets
Entomologists use tiny radio transmitters to track Mormon cricket outbreak
Birdbrain Roundup
Chickadee's brains grow in the autumn and shrink in the spring, and being happy can prevent the flu.
Hot Pepper Receptor
Capsaicin receptors on the heart are responsible for heart attack pain.