New X-ray technology is about to make it a lot harder to plant a bomb on a plane
Rapper Baba Brinkman talks about online dating in his latest science-themed play
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Scientists demonstrate that musicians are better at understanding speakers in noisy environments
We just published a monthly iPad app
Scienceline gets (slightly) more tech-savvy
Easier, less invasive STD test may be an overlooked winner
A recent study adds to growing support for the use of vaginal swabs for STD testing, over the more invasive endocervical swab
Are you a super seer?
Why some people see fewer colors than others and why women are more likely to be super seers
What is oral allergy syndrome?
Actually it’s a lot like “The Fugitive”
What the heck is the polymerase chain reaction?
This molecular line dance is the most important process in genetic science
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