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Health&Biosciences1918Flu‐Nov.2006Avirusthatkilledupto50millionpeopleisbroughtbacktolifetodecipheritsdeadliness. Aging‐Jan.2007Willresearchinto"longevitygenes"helpuslivelongerandhealthierlives?
AnthraxInvestigation‐June2009Thenewscienceofmicrobialforensicsrevealsthesourceoftheanthraxusedinthedeadlyattacksof2001. ArtificialLife‐Oct.2005Arescientistsonthevergeofmakinglivingthingsfromlittlemorethandust? AutismGenes‐July2009Researchershavebeguntozeroinongenesthatmightberesponsibleforautism. BirdBrains‐July2008Cluestotheoriginsofhumanlanguageareturningupinthebrainsofbirds. BrainTrauma‐July2008Evenso‐called"mild"headinjuriesturnouttobeanythingbut. Epigenetics‐July2007Ourlifestylesandenvironmentcanchangethewayourgenesareexpressed,leadingevenidenticaltwinstobecomedistinctastheyage. FishSurgery‐Oct.2005VeterinarymedicinehascaughtupwithAmericans'lovefortheirnumberonechoiceofpet:thefish. FrozenFrogs‐Apr.2005Thecommonwoodfrogfreezessolideverywinterandthen,comespring,defrostsandmates.KillerMicrobe‐July2008Arelativelybenignbugbecomesahighlylethalpathogen,knowntoU.S.soldiersasIraqibacter. LabMeat?‐Jan.2006Scientistscangrowediblemeatinculturefromafewanimalcells.Bonappétit? Leeches‐July2008Acenturyafterfallingoutoffavoramongdoctors,medicinalleechesarebackinhospitals,suckingawayonpatients'wounds. MarathonMouse‐July2009Withan"exercisepill,"researchersturncouch‐potatorodentsintochampionrunners.
OfMiceandMemory‐June2008Miceplacedinenrichedenvironmentscanrecoverlostmemories,givinghopetothosewhostudyAlzheimer's. MirrorNeurons‐Jan.2005Arecentlydiscoveredsysteminthebrainmayhelpexplainwhywehumanscangetsoworkedupwatchingotherpeople. Obesity‐Oct.2006Examinethebiologybehindthecompulsiontoeat. PandemicFlu‐Jan.2006Willthevirusthatcausesbirdfludeveloptheabilitytomovefrompersontoperson? PersonalDNATesting‐July2008Genetictestingtoassessriskfactorsforahandfulofseriousillnessesisnowcommerciallyavailable.Butisitagoodidea? RNAi‐July2005Awaywardpetunialeadstothediscoveryofmodestlittlemoleculeswithenormousmedicalpromise. TheScienceofPickyEaters‐July2009Don'tlikebroccoli?YourDNAmayexplainwhy. Sleep‐July2007Whydoweneedsleep?Partoftheanswermaybetostrengthenmemories. StemCells‐Apr.2005Whatarethey,andhowdowefindabalancebetweenhopeforcuresandrespectforlife? StemCellsBreakthrough‐July2008Threeseparateteamsovercomeabiomedicalhurdle—creatingstemcellswithouttheuseofhumanembryos. StemCellsUpdate‐Jan.2006Anewtechniqueforcreatingstemcellsmayeaseethicalconcerns. [backtolist]
Natural&HumanWorldsAsteroid‐Oct.2006WilladoomsdayrockthesizeoftheRoseBowlhitEarthin2036? BirdBrains‐July2008Cluestotheoriginsofhumanlanguageareturningupinthebrainsofbirds. BoomingSands‐Jan.2005Scientistslookintoagenerations‐oldconundrum:howandwhydocertainsanddunesproducemysteriousnoises? CapturingCarbon‐July2008An8th‐grader'sscienceprojectpromptsherscientistfathertodevelopanewwaytopullexcessCO2outoftheatmosphere. DiamondFactory‐June2009Visitalaboratorywhereentrepreneursaregrowingperfectlypurediamonds. DinosaurPlague‐July2009Insectscaughtinambersparkacontroversialtheoryaboutwhatkilledthedinosaurs. Emergence‐July2007Howdoesthe"intelligence"ofanantcolonyorthestockmarketariseoutofthesimpleactionsofitsmembers? FastestGlacier‐July2005Aglaciermovingwaytoofastrevealshowunpredictabletheeffectsofglobalwarmingcanbe. FirstPrimates‐July2008Ourmostdistantprimateancestors,whichtookthestageshortlyafterthedinosaursleftit,weretree‐dwellersthesizeofmice. FrozenFrogs‐Apr.2005Thecommonwoodfrogfreezessolideverywinterandthen,comespring,defrostsandmates. HurricaneKatrina‐Oct.2005OurJanuary2005segmentonNewOrleans'riskfromhurricanesprovedsadlyprescient,asthisupdatereveals.
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Hurricanes‐Jan.2005Predictingahurricane'sintensityisnotoriouslydifficult,butnewtoolsmaymakeiteasier. Ivory‐BilledWoodpecker‐Jan.2006Anenchantingbirdbelievedextinctmysteriouslyreappears...maybe. Leeches‐July2008Acenturyafterfallingoutoffavoramongdoctors,medicinalleechesarebackinhospitals,suckingawayonpatients'wounds. Lightning‐Oct.2005Expertsstillaren'tsurewhattriggersit,buttheysuspectcosmicraysfromouterspace. LittlePeopleofFlores‐Apr.2005Theremainsofthree‐foot‐tallhumansarediscoveredonaremoteIndonesianisland. MammothMystery‐July2008Apairofmammothskeletonsisfoundlockedtogetherbytheirtusks.Whathappened? MassExtinction‐Nov.2006Whatcausedthemotherofallextinctions250millionyearsago? Maya‐Jan.2007NASAarcheologistsusesatellitestopinpointancientruinsburieddeepinthejungle. Papyrus‐Nov.2006ScrapsofwritingsfromagarbagedumpinancientEgyptrevealwhatlifewaslike2,000yearsago. TheSearchforET‐July2008Astronomershavetheirradiotelescopestunedtoreceivesignalsfromalienworlds.Butisanybodyoutthere? SecretsintheSalt‐July2009Saltdepositsthatformed250millionyearsagoholdtantalizinghintsofearlylife. SmartSeaLionsandTalkingWalruses‐July2009Marinemammalsarewowingresearcherswithmorethanjustcircustricks.
SpaceStorms‐July2008BehindthedazzlingdisplayoftheauroraborealisarespacestormsthatcouldturnthelightsoffhereonEarth. StrongerHurricanes‐Jan.2006Isglobalwarmingmakinghurricanesmoreintense? T.Rex‐Apr.2005AnastonishingadolescentgrowthspurtaccountsforT.rex'senormoussize.T.RexBlood?‐July2007Preservedsofttissue,includingpossiblebloodvesselsandredbloodcells,areturningupindinosaurfossils. [backtolist]
Physics&SpaceScience10thPlanet‐Jan.2006Astunningdiscoveryatthefarreachesofoursolarsystemraisesquestionsaboutwhatmakesaplanetaplanet. Asteroid‐Oct.2006WilladoomsdayrockthesizeoftheRoseBowlhitEarthin2036? BoomingSands‐Jan.2005Scientistslookintoagenerations‐oldconundrum:howandwhydocertainsanddunesproducemysteriousnoises? CERN‐July2007BeneaththeAlps,themotherofallparticleacceleratorsnearscompletion. DarkMatter‐June2008Turnsoutmostoftheuniverseisheldtogetherbyamysterious,invisiblesubstance. Don'tAsktheExpert:NeildeGrasseTyson‐Oct.2005NeildeGrasseTysonhasabonetopickwithHollywoodaliens.
HuntforAlienEarths‐July2009AstronomersmaybeonthebrinkoffindingEarth‐likeplanetsbeyondoursolarsystem. Hurricanes‐Jan.2005Predictingahurricane'sintensityisnotoriouslydifficult,butnewtoolsmaymakeiteasier. IslandofStability‐Oct.2006Followthedecades‐longquesttocreatetheelusiveelement114. Lightning‐Oct.2005Expertsstillaren'tsurewhattriggersit,buttheysuspectcosmicraysfromouterspace. MoonSmasher‐July2009ANASAsatellitecalledLCROSSheadstothemooninthehopeoffindingburiedwater. PhoenixMarsLander‐July2008NASA'slatestrobothasalreadyfoundfrozenwaterandislookingformoresignsthattheRedPlanetcouldsupportlife. Profile:ArliePetters‐July2007AboyfromaruralvillageinBelizegrowsuptobecomeaworld‐classmathematicianandcosmologist. SavingHubble‐July2008TwoteamsofspacewalkerstakeontheriskymissionofrevivingtheailingSpaceTelescope. TheSearchforET‐July2008Astronomershavetheirradiotelescopestunedtoreceivesignalsfromalienworlds.Butisanybodyoutthere? SpaceElevator‐Jan.2007Canwebuilda22,000‐mile‐highcabletotransportcargoandpeopleintospace? SpaceStorms‐July2008BehindthedazzlingdisplayoftheauroraborealisarespacestormsthatcouldturnthelightsoffhereonEarth. [backtolist]
Technology&MathArtAuthentication‐July2008Seehowclevercomputeralgorithmscandistinguishamasterfakefromamasterpiece. Auto‐Tune‐June2009Can'tcarryatune?AndyHildebrand'spitch‐correctionsoftwarecanhelpyousinglikeastar. CapturingCarbon‐July2008An8th‐grader'sscienceprojectpromptsherscientistfathertodevelopanewwaytopullexcessCO2outoftheatmosphere. CERN‐July2007 BeneaththeAlps,themotherofallparticleacceleratorsnearscompletion. FuelCells‐July2005Hydrogenfuelcellcarspromisepollution‐freedriving,butwillweseethemanytimesoon? IslandofStability‐Oct.2006Followthedecades‐longquesttocreatetheelusiveelement114. Kryptos‐July2007AcodedsculptureatCIAheadquartershasyettobefullybroken. LabMeat?‐Jan.2006Scientistscangrowediblemeatinculturefromafewanimalcells.Bonappétit? Maya‐Jan.2007NASAarcheologistsusesatellitestopinpointancientruinsburieddeepinthejungle. PersonalDNATesting‐July2008Genetictestingtoassessriskfactorsforahandfulofseriousillnessesisnowcommerciallyavailable.Butisitagoodidea? SavingHubble‐July2008TwoteamsofspacewalkerstakeontheriskymissionofrevivingtheailingSpaceTelescope. SmartBridges‐July2008Canweengineerbridgesthattelluswhat'swrongwiththembeforeit'stoolate?
SpaceElevator‐Jan.2007Canwebuilda22,000‐mile‐highcabletotransportcargoandpeopleintospace? StemCells‐Apr.2005Whatarethey,andhowdowefindabalancebetweenhopeforcuresandrespectforlife? StemCellsBreakthrough‐July2008Threeseparateteamsovercomeabiomedicalhurdle—creatingstemcellswithouttheuseofhumanembryos. StemCellsUpdate‐Jan.2006Anewtechniqueforcreatingstemcellsmayeaseethicalconcerns. TheSearchforET‐July2008Astronomershavetheirradiotelescopestunedtoreceivesignalsfromalienworlds.Butisanybodyoutthere? TwinPrimeConjecture‐Jan.2006Newinsightintoa2,300‐year‐oldmysterysurroundingprimenumbersinspiresasong. WisdomoftheCrowds‐June2008Askenoughpeopletoestimatesomething,andtheaverageoftheirguesseswillgetyousurprisinglyclosetotherightanswer. [backtolist]DownloadingavideoAllofthesestoriesaredownloadablefromthewebsite.Thefilesmaybesavedonyourcomputertobeusedduringyourevent.ObtainingaDVDInaddition,DVDsofNOVAscienceNOWvideocontentareavailabletouseforeducationalpurposesonly.ThisincludesscreeningsofNOVAscienceNOWstoriesinbothformalandinformaleducationalsettingsaslongasafeeisnotchargedspecificallyfortheviewing.ToobtainafreeDVDforuseininformaleducationsettings(suchassciencecaféevents,publiclectures,andmuseumgalleries)pleasecontactEducationOutreachat:[email protected]