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Better Medicine Through Cell Phones
Answer that call—your ultrasound results are on the line.
Mapping the Social Brain
What goes through your head when you hear about your reputation, or social status?
Your House, Only Better
Could recycled houses be the next environmental trend?
How Subaru's Going Green
Take a Tour of Subaru’s Zero-Landfill Plant
One Crustacean: Many Powers
The most complex visual system in the animal kingdom belongs to an agressive crustacean.
Chimp Business
Chimps in clothes are giving people the wrong idea.
We'll be broadcasting from Milwaukee, Wisconsin THIS FRIDAY, Friday, May 16th. If you'd like to attend the broadcast, visit Wisconsin Public Radio's site for info on how to get tickets!
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Scientists report that they can look at your brain activity and predict what you're looking at. Read more about the new Nature study here.
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Conservations sue to get the giant Palouse earthworm (Driloleirus americanus)--which grows up to three feet long, smells like lilies and spits at its enemies--listed as "endangered" under the Endangered Species Act. Read more.
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Science Friday moves into Second Life! Click here to visit Science Friday's virtual island in Second Life--while you're there, take a dip in the SciFri pond.
Tiny Time Capsule
A tiny ancient crystal is packing the geologic history of the Earth (2008-03-07)
A Window into the Heart ... and Everything Else
A transparent fish reveals the inner-workings of the body. (2008-02-29)
3D, Without the Glasses
One step closer to glasses-free 3D movies. (2008-02-08)
Chemical Leaks when Water is Hot
Study shows that when exposed to hot water, more bisphenol A leaks out. (2008-02-01)
Fountain of Youth for Yeast
Diet and gene modification make baker's yeast live ten times longer than its life expectancy. (2008-01-18)
Shell Shock
A new species of snail has a bewildering shell. (2008-01-11)
New Moon
The moon may not be as old as previously thought. (2007-12-21)
Lousey Death
Pink salmon populations are careening towards collapse--but this time fishing isn't the cause. (2007-12-14)
Super-Sized Scorpion
Ancient claw indicates sea scorpions were over eight feet long. (2007-11-29)
Genome of dandruff-inducing fungus sequenced
Unwanted flakes? Scientists inspect the genes of the fungus responsible for dandruff. (2007-11-08)
Watch out hand sanitizer. Clay kills bacteria too.
A certain type of french clay wipes out bacteria. (2007-11-02)
Insect Attack
Some entomologists worry that insects are an overlooked avenue for terrorist attack. (2007-10-26)
The End of the Drip Line?
Researchers try to find the heaviest isotope of them all. (2007-10-25)
