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- Brain
Sugar makes mice sleepy
Sugar may amp up sleep-promoting cells in the brain, a new study in mice finds.
- Health & Medicine
Pain relief could come from a ‘drugstore’ for cells
Mice with nerve damage can be treated for pain with an injection of cells from bone marrow. Scientists have now figured out why this works.
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Fall into science with a new podcast
There are science shows and science books and science games for kids. Now there’s also an engaging science podcast.
- Computing
Radios: Build your own!
Building AM radios let young researchers from across the globe tune into electronics and engineering.
- Chemistry
Bacteria become source of ‘greener’ blue jeans
Manufacturing indigo to dye blue jeans now relies on harmful chemicals. But researchers have found a less polluting way to produce the blue tint: bacteria.
- Planets
Scientists Say: Exoplanet
Eight planets orbit our sun. We give a slightly different name to the millions of similar bodies orbiting other stars.
- Brain
To protect kids, get the lead out!
Lead poisons hundreds of thousands of children. In Chicago, experts show how the toxic metal hurts test performance in school.
- Math
Explainer: Correlation, causation, coincidence and more
Don’t jump to conclusions from statistics unless you understand correlation, causation, coincidence and confounding factors.
- Chemistry
Secret to rose scent surprises scientists
Scientists discovered the molecular tool that roses use to make fragrance. And it wasn’t what they expected.
- Planets
News Brief: Venus may have active volcanoes
The Venus Express spacecraft detected flashes of infrared light that may be from hot lava erupting from active volcanoes.
- Tech
Inspired minds: Role models come from across the globe
Innovators come from everywhere, as shown by the role models cited by students taking part in the 2015 Broadcom MASTERS International program.
- Brain
Smell test may detect autism
A new study finds that kids with autism sniff foul scents for as long as pleasing ones. The finding could lead to a test to diagnose the disorder.
