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Are viruses transmitted more easily when it’s cold?
There's a lot that's unknown about flu viruses, but flu season does happen in the winter so does a virus spread more easily when it's cold?
October 1, 2009
Do identical twins have the same fingerprints?
The prints of identical twins are more alike than the prints of two completely unrelated people - but they're not identical.
September 30, 2009
Shrimp greenhouses for sustainable aquaculture
Dr. Jim Diana has been researching a sustainable method of shrimp farming which can be done indoors and which can be done even in colder climates.
September 28, 2009
Jose Gomez-Ibanez on greater urban density and less driving
Jose Gomez-Ibanez studied the amount by which people living closer together - and driving less - can reduce the CO2 emissions to help global climate change.
September 28, 2009
Hania Zlotnik sees economic challenges for aging population
Hania Zlotnik, director of the UN population division, talks about the economic challenges for a future with an aging population, and an encouraging sign.
September 28, 2009
What makes hair curly?
Certain kinds of chemical bonds may change the shape of individual hair molecules, folding them back for an overall curly effect.
September 23, 2009
Is my car’s fuel made of dead dinosaurs?
Fossil fuels consist mainly of dead plants - coal from trees, and natural gas and oil from algae, a kind of water plant, not dead dinosaurs.
September 23, 2009
Barbara King studies ape emotions for clues on how humans evolved
"I think that people who talk about humans as very unique in terms of our emotional meaning-making should take a look at the apes," says Barbara King.
September 21, 2009
Jean Decety says bullies’ brains might work differently
Jean Decety, a neuroscientist, studies human empathy. He talked to EarthSky on his study on how children with aggressive conduct disorder process empathy.
September 21, 2009
Ardis Hoven, chair-elect of AMA, on health insurance reform
Dr. Ardis Hoven told EarthSky that her organization, of more than a quarter million physicians and medical students in the U.S., believes the health care system in the U.S. needs reform.
September 19, 2009
