Disease Fighting Beer Hops
Scientists are isolating and synthesizing the chemical compounds that make hops bitter, and studying …
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Water Skiing Beetles
Specialized wings and claws propel a beetle across water at breakneck speeds.
Dark Mercury
How did Mercury get to be the darkest planet in the solar system?
Flu Shots & Pregnancy
Flu shots protect pregnant women - and their babies.
Methane Leak Lessons
The massive methane leak in California’s Aliso canyon highlights the global side effects of the …
Insects vs. Birds
The loud noise of insects causes some tropical birds to delay the onset of their morning song.
Why Are Plants Green?
The dominance of green chlorophyll on Earth may have come after a more purple period.
Sizing Up Spiders
Does a fear of spiders warp our perception of their size?
Robot Drum Arm
A robotic third arm helps drummers execute previously impossible percussion patterns.
Dialects & Society
While the media affect our vocabulary, our accents are a product of our community.
Female Songbirds
Female house wrens sing to defend their nest sites from intruders.
Giant Armadillos
DNA evidence reveals that the enormous armored glyptodont, an extinct South American mammal, was a …