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The zebra finch is a songbird known for its elaborate serenades. Now scientists have decoded its genome and hope that the research will give them insight into the origins of speech-related disorders caused by autism, stroke and Parkinson's disease.
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A British parliamentary committee has released the first official report into the theft of e-mails from a leading climate research center last year. The panel said the unit had a culture of withholding information from global warming skeptics, but did not deliberately manipulate data to support its case.
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If you're an obese man, you not only have a higher risk for heart disease and diabetes but also of being seriously injured in a car crash.
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The president announces policy changes that would allow drilling on tracts as close as 50 miles to the Virginia shore, and end a longstanding moratorium on drilling from Delaware to Florida. Exploration in the Gulf of Mexico would be expanded eastward, and swaths north of Alaska would be opened up.
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In a reversal of a long-standing ban on most offshore drilling, President Barack Obama is allowing oil drilling 50 miles off Virginia's shorelines. At the same time, he is rejecting some new drilling sites that had been planned in Alaska.
A judge has struck down a company's patents on two genes linked to an increased risk of breast and ovarian cancer. The ruling has far-reaching implications for the patenting of human genes. If upheld, it could affect the biotechnology industry and genetics-based medical research.
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The world's largest atom smasher set a new record Tuesday. Physicists in Switzerland collided atomic particles at velocities close to the speed of light to create mini-versions of the Big Bang that gave birth to the universe.
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The Environmental Protection Agency has decided it's time to scrutinize bisphenol A, a plastic additive. The agency now has an official action plan and will evaluate whether to put the chemical on its list of "chemicals of concern."
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Scientists in Geneva celebrated early this morning as the Large Hadron Collider started making subatomic particles collide head-on at record breaking energies. Scientists hope that the massive particle accelerator will help answer some of the big questions of the universe.
NASA and the National Academy of Sciences are joining the government's effort to figure out what caused the sudden acceleration problems that led to Toyota's massive recalls. NASA scientists with expertise in electronics will help the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration study potential electronic ties to unintended acceleration in Toyotas.
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A decision against Myriad Genetics, holder of patents on gene tests for breast and ovarian cancer, could challenge the validity of thousands of patents on human genes.
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A decision against Myriad Genetics, holder of patents on gene tests for breast and ovarian cancer, could challenge the validity of thousands of patents on human genes.
Ten months have passed since Air France flight 447 crashed mysteriously in the Atlantic, killing all 228 people aboard. The black boxes were never found and the search abandoned. For the next month, scientists will conduct an unprecedented search using the latest underwater technology.
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Scientists are celebrating after the Large Hadron Collider started making atomic particles head-on at record-breaking energies. The $10 billion experiment straddles the Swiss-French border and has been 15 years in the making. Its job is to probe some of the most basic questions about our universe.
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Two different patients. Two different stories. But a shared delusion. Each is convinced that someone they love dearly is not that person, but an impostor. A curious disorder known as Capgras delusion involves the distinct feeling that the people around you have been replaced. And no one is certain what causes it.
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Researchers were able to alter people's perceptions of right and wrong by applying magnetic stimulation to the brain. The new study is part of a larger effort by scientists to provide a mechanical explanation for how the brain makes moral judgments.
Researchers were able to alter people's perceptions of right and wrong by applying magnetic stimulation to the brain. The new study is part of a larger effort by scientists to provide a mechanical explanation for how the brain makes moral judgments.
Host Michel Martin speaks with Shirley Jackson — president of Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute — and the two discuss being a woman in the male-dominated field. Jackson is the first African-American woman to run a top research university.
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Eating a lot of junk food makes you want to eat more junk food. Researchers found that the brain responds to the pleasure of eating high-calorie, fatty foods much the way it does to addictive drugs.
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Scientists blame a strong El Nino tropical weather pattern, which is forcing the sea lions' natural food sources — squid, hake, herring and anchovies — to seek out cooler waters.
Health care legislation was signed last week, but the shouting continues. Are polling results showing the majority of Americans don't support the health care bill accurate? Host Liane Hansen talks to Frank Newport, editor-in-chief of Gallup, about this week's USA Today/Gallup poll showing growing support for the health care law.
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The Joint POW/MIA Accountability Command at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, is racing against the clock to identify soldiers missing in action from the Vietnam War. There are 1,760 Vietnam soldiers missing in action, but after 40 years of monsoon weather, acidic soil and termites, those remains are disappearing, dimming the hope of aging family members who seek closure.
About an hour east of Washington, D.C., there's a forest where trees are suddenly growing much faster than ever before –- some of them even twice as fast. Could climate change be the reason?
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Scientists have long known what psychopaths lack: emotions like empathy, fear and remorse. Now, a new study focuses on what they may have, a brain abnormality that may lead them to seek rewards like money, sex or fame at any cost.
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A French documentary recently staged a fake game show to demonstrate that people are willing to punish — and even kill — to be on TV. Psychologists have questioned the value of such research when it jeopardizes subjects' mental health.
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Negotiators met this week at the CITES talks in Doha, Qatar to debate rules for trade in endangered species. Kaiser's Spotted Newt got international protection, but red coral and bluefin tuna did not. Crawford Allan of the trade-monitoring group TRAFFIC gives a scorecard.
Genetic analysis of mitochondrial DNA taken from a single prehistoric finger bone found in a Siberian cave may signal a new branch of the human family tree, separate from Neanderthals and modern humans. Anthropologist Ian Tattersall discusses the significance of the find.
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The U.S. Supreme Court has denied the state of Michigan's request for an injunction that would have closed two boat locks leading to Lake Michigan. The request was aimed at blocking invasive carp from entering the Great Lakes. Environmental lawyer Nicholas Schroeck explains why the state of Illinois, city of Chicago and local shipping interests were against the proposed closure.
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Reporting in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, entomologist Daniel Rubinoff describes 12 new species of caterpillar (Hyposmocoma). These Hawaiian moth larvae are the first insects shown to be able to live for weeks underwater or in bone-dry conditions.
At the American Chemical Society meeting in San Francisco this week, scientists presented work on everything from the greenhouse gas emissions of livestock to the effect of human skin oils on office air quality. Ira Flatow and guests discuss these stories and other news from the meeting.
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A Maryland entrepreneur is setting up places where city dwellers can plug in their electric cars. Mahi Reddy's company, Sema Connect, wants to sell hookups to hotels, apartment complexes, office buildings and other businesses.
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Photographer Rachel Sussman is on a mission to find the oldest living things in the world — and to photograph them all.
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There's always been more skepticism about global warming among Republicans than Democrats, but there have also been many bipartisan efforts to address the issue. That may no longer be the case.
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After finding a fossil in the mountains of Siberia, scientists were able to decode its DNA. But what they found was surprising: It was neither human nor Neanderthal. This seemingly new species of early human suggests that our family tree may be bigger than we previously thought.
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A new study shows that between the ages of 4 and 7 months, children's brains begin to respond to voices and emotions in an increasingly "adult" way. By tracking these changes scientists may be able to find new ways to diagnose early developmental problems, like autism.
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It's never too late to become the prodigy you always wanted to be, according to David Shenk, author of The Genius In All Of Us. What does this mean for you? Shenk says can still train your brain to do remarkable things.
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Growers recently gathered at the World Coffee Conference in Guatemala to share concerns about what will happen if the weather changes in the places where they have produced coffee for generations. Because coffee plants are sensitive, many growers are trying to prepare for the possibility of a warming planet.
Each year millions of men get a prostate-specific antigen, or PSA, test for prostate cancer. Many men credit it with saving their lives. But the man who discovered PSA calls it a public health disaster, costing billions of dollars and resulting in needless debilitating treatments.
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Researchers believe that humanity's extraordinary ability to adapt to different environments and build tools was in part the result of drastic shifts in the Earth's climate. From centuries of drought to devastating monsoons, humans found a way to adjust to nearly everything.
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Scientists have calculated that it actually makes sense to start intentional fires to keep down debris and undergrowth. Even though these prescribed fires do put carbon into the atmosphere, the scientists calculate it's less than what would go up in big wildfires.
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Saturday was the vernal equinox, the first moment of spring, and a time when the periods of light and dark are equal. Last year, Donna Henes greeted the spring equinox in a snowstorm at around 4 in the morning. But this year was different.
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The Internet has emerged as one of the greatest threats fueling the illegal wildlife trade, making it easier to buy everything from live baby lions to wine made from tiger bones, conservationists said Sunday.
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Video game developer Richard Garriott bought the broken Soviet lunar rover at an auction in 1993 — this week, thanks to new photos released by NASA, he's been able to see it on the moon for the first time.
Overall, the sounds of most emotions, especially the negative ones, crossed cultural boundaries with ease, according to scientists who tested those of some British and remote African people. But the sounds of love weren't so easily understood.
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Overall, the sounds of most emotions, especially the negative ones, crossed cultural boundaries with ease, according to scientists who tested those of some British and remote African people. But the sounds of love weren't so easily understood.
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In perhaps the cutest study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, psychologist Marcel Zentner and Tuomas Eerola found that babies will spontaneously groove to music. While babies are not great dancers, they smile more when they do hit the beat.
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Movie theaters are full of 3-D flicks, but now the technology is moving to television. When can viewers expect to watch the Super Bowl in 3-D on a flat screen? Ira Flatow and guests discuss the frontier of this technology, and what it might look like when it hits the market.
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When Vladimir Lenin — leader of the Russian Revolution — died, Stalin hired two scientists to preserve his body. A new play called Lenin's Embalmers explores the story. Stuart Firestein and Vern Thiessen explain how the play brings together science, politics and, strangely enough, humor.
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New Mexico high school student Erika DeBenedictis took first place in this year's Intel Science Talent Search. DeBenedictis discusses how she won $100,000 in prize money by designing a software system to guide spacecraft along the most fuel-efficient route to Venus.
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Tens of millions of Chinese commuters ride electric bicycles to work. But will car-centric Americans give them a whirl? Edward Benjamin, chairman of the Light Electric Vehicle Association, and Bert Cebular, founder of NYCeWheels, discuss the safety and environmental impact of the bikes, and how culture influences their adoption.
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Researchers studying the microbes that inhabit human skin say the bacteria left behind when an object is touched can be used to identify who did the touching. Microbe researcher Rob Knight explains how these bacterial "fingerprints" could one day be used in solving crimes.
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In the world of atoms, one thing can exist in two places at once. But on a larger scale, that rule usually breaks down. For the first time, scientists have put an object large enough to be seen with the naked eye into a state where it exhibits "weird" quantum behavior.
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With the cap-and-trade legislation aimed at curbing global warming stalled in Congress, there's an almost-complete collapse of the market for carbon credits. That means profits are drying up for people who are paid to create those carbon credits — like farmers who manage their land in ways that capture carbon dioxide in the soil.
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Scientists have known that modern dogs are descended from wolves, but the specific ancestry hasn't been clear. Now, after analyzing DNA from 85 dog breeds, researchers say that Middle Eastern gray wolves are the likely predecessor of today's pooch.
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We all have bacteria growing on our skin, and the kind and number we carry around is unique to each person. Now, researchers say bacterial "fingerprints" could be a valuable forensic tool.
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Middle-aged adults who behaved badly as kids were more likely to have chronic pain than grownups who were angels, a British study finds. A disruption in the brain may be the common thread.
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Research shows hearing loss in one ear during critical periods of brain development can rewire the auditory cortex, changing the way the brain processes sound. After hearing is restored, the brain eventually catches up.
President Obama's stem cell policy, announced a year ago this month, opened up federal funding for more stem cell lines created from human embryos. But now, scientists are facing a bitter irony — a few popular stem cell lines that could be studied with federal money under President Bush are suddenly off-limits.
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A medical invention currently in development may one day be able to create new organs, right there in the hospital. The 3-D bio-printer takes cells from a patient's failing organ and "prints out" a new organ — almost like a 3-D ink-jet printer. Guy Raz explains how the device works with the man who developed the prototype, Gabor Forgacs.
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It's March 14 — or 3/14 if you write down the date in the m/d format. And that means it's time to celebrate that mysterious mathematical relationship between a circle's diameter and its circumference: 3.1415926535...
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Researchers studying the origin of the recent deadly earthquake have found signs of an actual fault rupture offshore, and figured out what triggered a small tsunami. But not all the causes of the natural disaster were, in fact, natural.
The first numbers that come to mind when thinking about Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland might be how much money the movie is raking in at the box office. But mathematicians say the books are full of algebraic lessons — such as why a raven is like a writing desk.
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A dozen ancient shipwrecks have been discovered in the Baltic Sea, just east of Sweden. The well-preserved ships are hundreds of years old. The oldest wreck may date back 800 years.
A dozen ancient shipwrecks have been discovered in the Baltic Sea, just east of Sweden. The well-preserved ships are hundreds of years old. The oldest wreck may date back 800 years.
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Biotech has promised innovations like drought-resistant corn and vitamin-packed cassava to the developing world. But how has it delivered on those dreams? Ira Flatow and guests discuss the status of those projects, and how "technologies in a seed" fit in with other agricultural improvements.
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Pigmentless grotto salamanders, blind Ozark cavefish and parasitic horsehair worms are a few of the animals living in Missouri's 6,000-plus caves. Ira Flatow and three expert spelunkers look at the biology, geology and history of underground attractions in the "Cave State."
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From switching to energy-efficient light bulbs and appliances, to collecting rainwater and installing photovoltaic panels, how are experts making buildings that use less energy and generate less waste? Ira Flatow and guests explore the latest in green materials and design.
There have been three deadly earthquakes already this year — in Haiti, Chile and Turkey — and a fourth that caused damage in Taiwan. Is this a coincidence? Seismologists can't answer that question directly, but they say there's a growing realization that big earthquakes can trigger other earthquakes many thousands of miles away.
Wildlife experts convene next week in the city of Doha in Qatar to consider how to control the trade in rare animals and plants. Trade in elephant ivory continues to be a contentious issue. And this year sees a brand new effort to move offshore and protect some of the ocean's most charismatic and sought-after species.
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Clairvoyant computers may be nearer to reality than you'd think. In a new study, a computer program that analyzes brain scans was able to detect participants' thoughts — or at least their memories of a short film they were thinking about.
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Most patients without known heart disease who get coronary angiograms don't have clogged arteries after all, a large study finds. The results cast doubt on the usefulness of the expensive test in about 200,000 cases a year.
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Most patients without known heart disease who get coronary angiograms don't have clogged arteries after all, a large study finds. The results cast doubt on the usefulness of the expensive test in about 200,000 cases a year.
In mammals, a flood of hormones tells cells to develop male or female features. But a new study of gender-bending chickens reveals that birds may be different. They have an additional way of determining whether they appear male or female: Individual cells may be able to do it.
In mammals, a flood of hormones tells cells to develop male or female features. But a new study of gender-bending chickens reveals that birds may be different. They have an additional way of determining whether they appear male or female: Individual cells may be able to do it.
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It isn't a personal ad: A male wolverine, dubbed "Buddy" by researchers, has been found in Tahoe National Forest in California. A wolverine has not been spotted in the state for some 90 years. No one can figure out just how Buddy got there, but as mating season approaches, this little guy could feel lonelier than ever.
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Researchers studying isolated communities in Canada showed that immunizing children against influenza lowered flu rates among unvaccinated adults by 60 percent.
Even a little pot of money can lead to a lot of giving, as the altruistic spirit ripples through a network, researchers say.
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In the grand scheme of things, humans are mere infants on this planet. Some creatures alive today were swimming under the sea during the U.S. Civil War or photosynthesizing when the Egyptian pyramids were being built. Here are six of the oldest living things on the planet.
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If this photo were a genetics lesson, could you spot what's wrong?
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Following the massive earthquake that struck on Feb. 27, scientists have flocked to Chile with the goal of picking up enough clues to one day predict when the next big one will strike.
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Lizards normally can't move very quickly when the temperature drops. But a new study shows that chameleons have a special adaptation that allows them to quickly catch prey, even when it's cold outside.
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China is criticized for being the world's largest producer of carbon dioxide, but a new report shows that a quarter of that is emitted while making things for Western consumers. Researchers say that climate policy must account for emissions resulting from trade.
For 25 years, scientists have touted the promise of gene therapy to treat human diseases, but only a handful of therapies have shown progress. Nonetheless, proponents remain optimistic and say the approach may yet revolutionize medicine.
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Atrazine is widely used as weedkiller on American farms. And a new study shows this common chemical may have gender-bending effects on frogs. Host Guy Raz talks to biology professor Tyrone Hayes about his work with atrazine and frogs. Hayes found that 9 of every 10 male frogs he exposed to atrazine became chemically castrated. And that other 1 out of every 10? Well, he became a she.
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If you need an excuse to take your afternoon siesta, look no further: Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley have found that naps may help your brain work better later.
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A fossil in Tanzania suggests dinosaurs appeared 10 million years earlier than previously thought, according to a Nature study. Christian Sidor, of the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture at the University of Washington, discusses the origin of dinosaurs.
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Forget the air guitar solos, go electric for under $10. Sound artist Ranjit Bhatnagar, a member of NYC Resistor, specializes in building cheap, DIY instruments. He explains how to make an electric guitar from a plank of wood, some wire, a magnet and a guitar string.
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Energy Star labels and miles-per-gallon vehicle ratings aren't enticing enough consumers toward energy-saving options, according to economist Hunt Allcott. Allcott explains how new research in behavioral economics might help lead consumers to more energy-efficient choices.
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President Obama has pledged support for nuclear power, but problems including how to dispose of the waste persist. Ira Flatow and guests look at the latest nuclear technology, from microreactors to waste storage, and compare the cost of nuclear to other energy sources.
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When writer John D'Agata moved his mother to the suburbs of Las Vegas, he began looking at the history of the government’s plan to store nuclear waste deep in Nevada's Yucca Mountain. The resulting boo—-- About a Mountai—-- is a reporter's notebook that reads like poetry.
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The earthquake that shook Chile last weekend was powerful enough to push up the Andes a few feet, shift Earth's axis and even speed up the planet’s spin. Ross Stein, a geophysicist at the U.S. Geological Survey, explains the fallout of the quake and the physics that triggered it.
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Researchers decoded electrical brain signals without implanting electrodes, according to a new study. Instead, Jose L. Contreras-Vidal and colleagues monitored brain activity with EEG sensors placed on the scalp, using those signals to reconstruct hand movement and drive a robot.
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Wanna know what movies might get your neighbor's vote? A New York Times interactive has a breakdown of top Netflix rentals by ZIP code.
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Mussels hold tight to rocky seashores with the help of their strong but flexible "beards," or byssal threads. These threads are made of a sticky protein loaded up with iron that suggests a new way of making flexible but strong materials for industrial uses.
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Scientists have deciphered the genome of one of Earth's strangest creatures. It turns from a lethargic amoeba into a sprightly, two-armed swimmer under stress. Its enormous number of genes allows the amoeba to morph and survive in the unforgiving mud where it lives.
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Researchers found that young people discounted the notion that bad things could happen to them when drinking excessively. Messages of shame and guilt seemed, paradoxically, to encourage more alcohol consumption.
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To conserve energy and beat the cold, female mosquitoes gain up to 10 times their warm-weather weight. Other insects, like the flightless midge in Antarctica, have found ways to adapt to severe dehydration and can even survive being frozen solid.
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It may sound like sci-fi, but German scientists are demonstrating a hands-free pinball machine at this year's CeBit Technology Fair in Hanover, Germany. Players use their noggins alone to make the paddles move.
Right here, right where we live, are creatures so extraordinarily spooky, in landscapes so deeply strange, they might as well be on the Planet Zantar.
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The magnitude 8.8 earthquake in Chile appears to have altered the rotation of the Earth, changing the length of the day by a tiny amount and shifting the location of the poles by a few inches. Large quakes have a history of doing just that, even if the changes are far too small to have any meaningful effect.
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This satellite view of 2,600 acres in Tucson, Ariz., lays bare the soul of an artist in an unlikely place.
The European Space Agency's Mars Express spacecraft will pass within 42 miles of the small, oddly shaped Phobos, once speculated to be a Martian space station. The craft will use radio signals to measure the distribution of the mass inside the moon.
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The deadly quake in Chile killed close to 800 people and destroyed buildings, but it also had an effect on the Earth's rotation. Shifting plates may have shortened the duration of a day by one-millionth of a second. Richard Gross, a geophysicist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, offers his insight.
The latest statistics from the federal government show that more young couples are living together outside marriage than ever before. But even so, it turns out that most of them will end up getting married, especially if they have similar backgrounds.
Not only are kids snacking more compared with a generation ago, but they're noshing on increasingly unhealthful snacks. Kids tend to eat calorie-dense and nutritionally poor foods, like salty and fatty snacks. And, they're starting these behaviors earlier in life, with kids as young as 2 having increased their snack intake the most.
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Scientists have discovered a macabre death scene that took place 67 million years ago. Preserved for eternity are an 11-foot snake and its prey, a newly hatched dinosaur. The discovery is among the rarest of the rare — fossils that reveal how ancient animals behaved.
Significant aftershocks continue to rock Chile two days after a magnitude 8.8 earthquake brought down buildings and bridges, and triggered a tsunami. And yet it's already clear the devastation won't reach the levels seen in Haiti. Walter Mooney, a seismologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, explains the differences between the two quakes.
SeaWorld's whale shows have resumed after an orca killed a trainer. The incident raises questions about keeping animals in captivity. Amy Sutherland talks about what we know and don't know about animals in amusement parks.
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