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Math Professor Helps Uncover Art Fakes
Professor Daniel Rockmore is an art lover — and the chairman of the math department at Dartmouth College. He has united his two interests, art and math, to develop a program that analyzes pen strokes. The program gives art historians a new tool for detecting art forgeries, which are estimated to make up 20 percent of the worldwide art market.
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New Data Point To Huntington's Disease Hope
A study being published Monday offers hope for those with Huntington's disease. The <em>Archives of Neurology</em> has a report about a drug aimed at the serious cognitive deficits that people with Huntington's also suffer.
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Shuttle Heads To Space Station As Weather Clears
Space shuttle Endeavour is now orbiting Earth after blasting off from Florida's Kennedy Space Center in Monday's early morning darkness. Weather problems had delayed what might be the last pre-dawn launch for the shuttle program, which is heading toward retirement.
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Scientist: Autism Paper Had Catastrophic Effects
The prestigious British medical journal <em>Lancet</em> took a rare step this week: It retracted a 1998 paper that sparked a firestorm about potential links between vaccines and autism. That paper has been a bane to Dr. Paul Offit, co-inventor of the rotavirus vaccine and chief of infectious diseases at Children's Hospital in Philadelphia. Offit tells host Guy Raz why he thinks the paper was a disaster for parents seeking answers about autism.
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Is It Time To Throw Out 'Primordial Soup' Theory?
A group of scientists says the idea that life emerged from a prebiotic broth is past its expiration date.
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What Rotting Fish Reveal About The Fossil Record
Anyone with a working nose wants to stay far away from rotting fish. But researchers at the University of Leicester discovered that foul fish have a lot to tell us about how fossils form.
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Blue Whales Croon A New Tune
Blue whales are updating their playlist, according to new research on the huge mammals. One scientist says it's because they've got more reason to sing.
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Forget Portholes, Space Station Gets 360-Degree View
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station will soon get to enjoy "a room with a view." Space shuttle Endeavour is bringing up a dome-shaped observation module with a total of seven windows, giving astronauts unprecedented views of Earth and space.
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Tail Switch Gets Sperm Swimming
Researchers say a valve in the tails of human sperm controls when they start moving. When the acid level drops inside the sperm, they start to wiggle.
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President Obama's Science Spending
The president's proposed budget was unveiled this week. How did science make out? This hour Ira Flatow and guests look at the budgets of the major U.S. scientific institutions. How are research, alternative energy development and space travel affected? And will Congress sign on?
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Fossilized Feathers Hint At Dinosaur Color
Dinosaurs are often portrayed as a drab green or grey, but some may have been much brighter. Reporting in <em>Science</em>, Jakob Vinther and colleagues analyzed the fossilized feathers of 150-million-year-old dinosaur <em>Anchiornis huxleyi</em> and found its plumage was surprisingly flashy.
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Is Depression Overdiagnosed In America?
Roughly 27 million Americans took prescription antidepressants in 2005, making them the most commonly prescribed class of medications in America. Ira Flatow and guests discuss depression, from how it's diagnosed and treated to how antidepressants stack up against psychotherapy and placebos.
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Experts: 'Gene Doping' To Be Next Sports Scandal
Cheating athletes used to rely on steroids to pump up performance. Then they discovered erythropoietin and human growth hormone. What's next? Gene doping, or genetic manipulation, according to Dr Theodore Friedmann, chair of the World Anti-Doping Agency's Gene Doping Expert Group.
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Temple Grandin: The Woman Who Talks to Animals
Temple Grandin is one of the world's greatest animal behaviorists. She is also autistic — and has put that to work for her. Grandin has written several books on animals, including <em>Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior</em>. This weekend, HBO will premiere a made-for-TV movie based on her life.
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Scientists Keep Water Liquid Far Below Zero Degrees
If there's one fact that everyone knows about the physical world, it's that water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit, or zero degrees Celsius. But wait — scientists in Israel have shown that you can keep water liquid all the way to minus 40 degrees by pouring it on the right surface.
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Magdelena, Sonora is an hour south of Nogales, Arizona and far removed from many of the problems found along the U.S./Mexico border. But the final resting place of Spanish missionary Father Kino is beginning to face its own challenges. Click 'Listen' to hear the first of many KJZZ reports from the border.
