A Moment of Science
Unlike the mice and common rats used to test drugs and chemicals in labs, naked mole rats are hard to infect with disease.
Why are diseases like cancer so common in humans but so rare in chimps?
Researchers have been studying the effects of UV rays on whales in the Gulf of California for over three years...
Reading ads for antioxidant supplements, you'd think you'd found the fountain of youth. What are antioxidants and how do they work?
I recently read that a team of international scientists has decoded and published the entire genome of the naked mole rat. Why would anyone want to do this?
I've heard that some dogs can smell if someone has cancer. Is this really true, or is it more like an urban legend?
It may burn, but it's not your heart. Learn the truth behind heartburn on this Moment of Science.
Check any package of bacon, hotdogs, or cold cuts and chances are you'll find nitrites listed among the ingredients.
Learn about how chemotherapy drugs work to fight cancer.
Cigarette packages are about to become more graphic.
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