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June 04, 2010
Most people know it’s much easier to gain weight than to lose it. But, have you ever stopped and wondered why it's so hard to shed the pounds? This week Kasey-Dee Gardner finds out the ...
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May 29, 2010
New research shows the Pacific Northwest faces high probability of a mega-earthquake in the next 50 years. Discovery News' Kasey-Dee Gardner finds out what this means for cities like Seattle.
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May 29, 2010
Nature’s pincushion, porcupines can make anyone a little nervous. But at the Smithsonian's National Zoo, Jorge Ribas meets Clark, the Prehensile-tailed Porcupine, who's more ...
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May 29, 2010
Stressed carrots can give you a big boost of healthy compounds, according to one Texas A&M researcher. He’s looking into the vegetable's response to stress in the hopes of producing ...
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May 22, 2010
From Atari to Nintento to the XBox 360, the home video game console has been a part of our lives for 40 years. Jorge Ribas looks back at Pong, Super Mario and more.
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May 22, 2010
Another eruption of this active volcano isn’t the only pending disaster facing Washington's Mt. Rainier. Climate-related disasters are springing up on this mountain, resulting in ...
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May 21, 2010
When Damian Aspinall reconnects with a gorilla he cared for 5 years ago, the gorilla has an almost human-like reaction. Is that reaction what it really looks like? James Williams gets an explanation.
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May 21, 2010
Scientists from the J. Craig Venter Institute have produced a living cell powered by manmade DNA, creating what they call the world’s first synthetic cell. Lead researcher Craig Venter talks ...
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May 19, 2010
Good night, sleep tight, don’t let the bed bugs bite! Those tiny, bloodsucking pests are making a comeback, infesting homes and hotels nationwide. Entomology professor Mike Raupp gives Jorge ...
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May 16, 2010
Current methods of killing anthrax can be corrosive and time consuming, but one New Jersey scientist thinks he’s found a better way to destroy this bioweapon.
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May 14, 2010
While most strains of the bacterium Escherichia coli are completely harmless, some can cause serious food poisoning in humans, occasionally leading to kidney failure and death. Jorge Ribas reports.
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May 14, 2010
Pickles and ice cream? Peanut butter and bacon? Pregnant women experience all kinds of wild cravings and this week Kasey-Dee Gardner finds out why.
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May 14, 2010
Copepods are officially the world’s fastest jumping animal, according to a team of Danish scientists.  The underwater crustaceans use up to 5 sets of legs to push off water, ...
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May 14, 2010
Why is the sky blue, it sounds so basic, but do you know the answer? Kasey-Dee Gardner finds out.
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May 10, 2010
Called the chameleons of the sea, cuttlefish can change their skin color and texture to both confuse their prey and hide from predators. At the Smithsonian’s National Zoo, Jorge Ribas meets a few ...
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May 09, 2010
Water is a vital resource in our world, yet little information exists on how much water we individually use. But researchers at the University of Washington have developed a system that tracks ...
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May 07, 2010
Olly Steeds - renowned investigative journalist and host of Discovery’s Solving History - gives away the most important aspect of being a successful adventurer and explorer.
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May 04, 2010
New high-definition footage from the Solar Dynamic Observatory shows coronal mass ejections, huge eruptions of plasma blasting into space before showering back down on the sun’s surface. ...
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May 01, 2010
The next victims of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico could be the birds that depend on the region’s fertile shorelines, bayous and marshes. American Bird Conservancy's Michael Fry ...
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April 30, 2010
In the hours before the Gulf oil spill hit the Louisiana Coast, James Williams discovered what Gulf Coast experts were most worried about in terms of the spill’s impact.
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