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| Missing DNA Link | 05.04.04 |
| A clue to how humans evolved from apes may be in our heads according to some scientists — a glitch in a single gene may have paved the way.
| | Mosquitoes and Sweat | 04.27.04 |
| Scientists are zeroing in on what makes mosquitoes so good at zeroing in on humans to bite.
| | Glowing Fish | 04.26.04 |
| Scientists are finding the deep dark mysterious ocean isn’t quite so dark as originally thought.
| | Bird Brain Gene | 04.20.04 |
| Human speech and bird song may have more in common than we know, and the research could lead to new progress for people with genetic speech disorders.
| | Turtle Trouble | 04.15.04 |
| The world’s largest turtle seems headed for extinction, and its biggest struggle may be with fishing gear. Could changing some of that gear help solve the problem?
| | Drinking Gene | 04.09.04 |
| Alcoholics may one day get help from drugs that turn off a switch that triggers drunkenness.
| | Trojan Gene | 04.01.04 |
| Scientists call it the "Trojan Gene effect," and it shows how genetically improving farmed fish could end up wiping out large numbers of their wild relatives.
| | Snake Origins | 03.16.04 |
| A famous Saint Patrick’s Day legend explains why Ireland has no snakes. Now biologists are using DNA to explain why snakes have no legs.
| | Big Bad Wolf | 03.02.04 |
| With wild wolf populations growing in some states, wildlife researchers want to know who’s afraid.
| | Bear Bones | 02.27.04 |
| Scientists are studying how bear hormones could help strengthen human bones.
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