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Stuff To Blow Your Mind

Deep in the back of your mind, you’ve always had the feeling that there’s something strange about re

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The Virtues of Venom

2010/4/20

Sure, venom could kill you -- but it could also cure you. The medicinal use of venom dates back thou

Tetris vs. PTSD

2010/4/15

Everyone knows that video games are entertaining -- but could they have therapeutical value? Tune in

Dinosaur appreciation days are few and far between -- but the Velociraptor is a special case. Listen

Black Hole Bonanza

2010/4/8

A black hole forms when a star's core collapses, increasing in density until its gravitational pull

Here's the crazy thing about war: It breeds innovation. Since the dawn of civilization, human beings

Gravity is a pervasive and ambiguous force -- we still don't understand everything about it. Yet eve

Book Sniffers and You

2010/3/30

You can learn a lot from a book's smell. For example, the books of heavy smokers tend to smell of sm

Genetic polymorphism describes a basic fact of human life -- that every set of genes is unique. Howe

Weighing the Human Soul

2010/3/23

In the early 1900s, Duncan Macdougall set out to prove the existence of the soul. By placing consump

Stretching from Miami to Bermuda and Puerto Rico, the notorious Bermuda Triangle has a bad reputatio

Dolphins are one of Earth's smartest animals. In fact, scientists still aren't sure exactly how smar

When whales or other aquatic mammals wash onto the shore, they are usually unable to return to the s

Running with Parasites

2010/3/4

Are you a fan of running outside without shoes? Many people enjoy walking barefoot, especially in wa

When hurricanes hit land, they can cause enormous damage over a short span of time -- but how can sc

Topsy Rides the Lighting

2010/2/25

What do Edison, Tesla and an unfortunate elephant named Topsy have in common? They were all involved

Fight Fire with Fire

2010/2/23

We've all heard the saying "fight fire with fire," but could it actually work? Tune in as Robert and

Those Crazy Komodos

2010/2/18

Located in Indonesia, Komodo dragons are one of nature's fiercest living reptiles. They're also the

The Tyrannosaurus rex is one of history's most well-known, feared and misunderstood dinosaurs. Child

A gene bank is a repository used to preserve genetic material for the future. Gene banks are not a m

To forensic scientists, a bloodstain is more than just a grisly ornament at a crime scene -- so what