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Reading in the Dark

November 1, 2001

Can reading in the dark hurt your eyes? (yep, can cause myopia, especially if you're under 25)

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Fall Colors

October 30, 2001

Red color in leaves protects leaves from damage from ultraviolet light.

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Long-Life Genes

October 29, 2001

Long life may be inherited- and those genes may be located on chromosome 4

Read moreLong-Life Genes

Deep Quakes

October 26, 2001

Exploring how the abundant mineral olivine changes to spinel in the earth's mantle could unlock the …

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Aging Genes

October 24, 2001

Gene expression changes negatively as we age, but in rats, cutting calories reverses some of those …

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Biological Antifreeze

October 22, 2001

Making analogs of an Arctic fish's antifreeze protein could lead to biologically safe antifreeze.

Read moreBiological Antifreeze

Earthquake History

October 19, 2001

Digging into the ground around faults reveal evidence of earthquakes up to 20,000 years ago, and …

Read moreEarthquake History

Cranes and Planes

October 18, 2001

Teaching baby whooping cranes to fly behind an ultralight to learn how they're supposed to migrate.

Read moreCranes and Planes

Vanishing Cloud

October 17, 2001

Corporation has created a powder that can absorb all of the moisture in a cloud, making it …

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Spinach and Sight

October 16, 2001

The photosynthesis photoreceptors in spinach may be used to replace diseased-damaged photoreceptors …

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Mars Models

October 15, 2001

Creating and testing Mars-like sedimentary rocks to learn about geology on Mars.

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First Americans

October 8, 2001

The first inhabitants of the New World were related to aboriginal Japanese, not ancestors of …

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