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What causes the hiccups?
You might get hiccups if you laugh too hard, or eat spicy food, or if your stomach becomes bloated. And everyone has a favorite hiccup remedy.
September 9, 2009
Mark Mehos explains Concentrating Solar Power technology
Mark Mehos believes this technology - known as CSP - is particularly promising because it can store up energy to be used on cloudy days.
September 7, 2009
Reflective crops may curb global warming
How leaves are arranged in the canopy can make a big difference as to how much sunlight is reflected back from the reflective crops.
September 7, 2009
World population: 7 billion on the horizon
Global world population numbers are on track to reach 7 billion in 2011, just 12 years after reaching 6 billion in 1999.
September 2, 2009
Denise Bode has high hopes for American windpower
Denise Bode talks about the environmental and economic benefits of windpower, and urges the U.S. to adopt a national renewable electricity standard.
August 31, 2009
Science teachers in schools are dissatisfied
The current shortage of math and science teachers in the United States appears to be driven by the dissatisfaction of the teachers already on the job.
August 31, 2009
Marc Goldyne uses technologies to deliver medical care
Marc Goldyne uses his computer to work with patients who live hundreds of miles away. He practices what's called telemedicine.
August 31, 2009
Steven Benner takes small step toward artificial life
Molecular biologist Steven Benner talks about a molecule he's designed that could be a first step towards an artificial life form.
August 31, 2009
Lyndel Meinhardt is searching for heartier chocolate
Lyndel Meinhardt and his team have been looking for hearty wild cacao near the Amazon River in South America since cacao is susceptible to disease.
August 24, 2009
Carol Ward being social helped humans evolve
Carol Ward said, "It's the interaction with members of our own species that has shaped the evolution of the human brain and human abilities."
August 23, 2009
