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This Algorithm Can Predict Relationship Trouble Jul 05, 2016

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By analyzing the vocal patterns of couples in therapy, an algorithm was able to predict whether a relationship would get worse or improve. Erika Beras reports.

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Is Mars Missing a Moon? Jul 04, 2016

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A new theory suggests the Red Planet once had a spectacular lunar system. Lee Billings reports.

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Human Ears Can Hear Better-Than-CD Quality (Just Barely) Jul 01, 2016

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Listeners can tell the difference between CD-quality music and better-than-CD quality—but only if they train their ears first. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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Highway Sounds Might Mask Life-Saving Birdcalls Jun 30, 2016

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The call of the tufted titmouse conveys important information about the presence of potential predators. But only if other birds can hear it. Karen Hopkin reports.

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City Lights Trick Trees into an Earlier Spring Jun 29, 2016

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Urban light pollution in the U.K. is pushing tree springtime behavior a full week earlier than usual. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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Made Ya Look, Monkey Jun 28, 2016

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Over their lifetimes, macaques follow the same trajectory as humans in the amount of interest they have in observing what another individual is looking at.

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Drowsy Driving Kills 6,400 Americans Annually Jun 27, 2016

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Charles Czeisler, director of the Division of Sleep Medicine at Harvard Medical School, talked about the dangers of drowsy driving at a recent Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health Forum called Asleep at the Wheel.

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Social Spider Groups Need Bold and Shy Members Jun 24, 2016

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Social spiders in artificially assembled groups of all bold or all shy members fared less well against predators than a group with some shy and some bold members.

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Chocolate Makers Cut Fat with Electricity Jun 23, 2016

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Reducing fat from chocolate can gum up manufacturing equipment, making low-fat chocolate hard to produce—but an electric field can help. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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Viruses Hijack the Body's Response to Mosquito Bites Jun 22, 2016

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When immune cells rush to the site of a mosquito bite, viruses hijack the cells and turn them into viral factories—in mice, at least. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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