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Greater wax moths have evolved the ability to hear sounds at frequencies even their predators can't detect.

  • Added: May 20, 2013
  • Length: 01:00
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Fluoride protects teeth in surprising ways.

  • Added: May 20, 2013
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Seabirds and their eggs help scientists track global pollution.

  • Added: May 20, 2013
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Our eyes’ ability to detect color deteriorates with age, but our brains compensate.

  • Added: May 20, 2013
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Unborn baby sharks gobble up their brothers and sisters in the womb.

  • Added: May 17, 2013
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Electrical stimulation to the brain can improve math performance.

  • Added: May 16, 2013
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Despite the serious risk of melanoma, indoor tanning remains alarmingly popular, especially among young women.

  • Added: May 13, 2013
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Vervet monkeys usually adopt the food preferences of whatever social group they join.

  • Added: May 13, 2013
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Humans were polluting the air with lead as far back as 3,900 years ago.

  • Added: May 13, 2013
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The compound eyes of insects have inspired the design of a new camera.

  • Added: May 12, 2013
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Climate change could make snowshoe hare camouflage less protective.

  • Added: May 06, 2013
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Researchers are using extremely cold temperatures to treat pain and cancer.

  • Added: Apr 30, 2013
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A fun video game teaches college-level computer programming skills to 10-year-olds.

  • Added: Apr 30, 2013
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“Nanosponges” in the bloodstream could mop up toxins from bacteria, bees, or snakes.

  • Added: Apr 30, 2013
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Giant East African land snails are wreaking havoc in South Florida.

  • Added: Apr 30, 2013
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If we gave our coastlines an environmental report card, what grade should they get? Surprise! There IS a report, and it gives our coasts about a gr...

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  • Added: Apr 27, 2013
  • Length: 01:30
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What's a significant threat to the survival of captive gorillas? Surprisingly it's heart disease.

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  • Added: Apr 27, 2013
  • Length: 01:30
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It’s no news flash that, over the years, one of the dirtiest sources of energy has been coal; in fact, it’s among the top contributors to carbon di...

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  • Added: Apr 27, 2013
  • Length: 01:30
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It's good to know that tomorrow's scientists are solving environmental problems today. Meet Daniel Burd from Waterloo, Canada. Daniel's interested ...

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  • Added: Apr 27, 2013
  • Length: 01:30
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What do you get when you cross folk art with photonic technology? A very bright idea. Researchers at the University of Glasgow have combined cell p...

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  • Added: Apr 27, 2013
  • Length: 01:30
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Farming has always been subject to the uncertainties of weather and market conditions. But farmers in Huron County, Michigan, have found something...

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  • Added: Apr 27, 2013
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The words, "holistic," and "cattle range" aren't often heard together. But in California, “holistic range management” is indeed…all the rage on th...

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  • Added: Apr 27, 2013
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In 1945, John Steinbeck wrote a novel called Cannery Row. In it he told the story of life in Monterey, California – a thriving fishing port at tha...

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  • Added: Apr 27, 2013
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Let's talk about high fashion and Target, the big box store. The two seemingly opposites converged, recently, largely because of the environmentall...

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  • Added: Apr 27, 2013
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Believe it or not, just two generations ago, it was unheard of not to recycle glass beverage bottles. Today, that idea itself is getting recycled.

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  • Added: Apr 27, 2013
  • Length: 01:30
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