Author: Valerie Ross
Older and Wiser?
New studies help explain why, despite having more experience, senior citizens often make unprofitable financial choices
Do Frequent Fliers Age More Slowly?
According to Einstein’s theory of relativity, air travel and time travel are intertwined.
Crickets Learn to Fear Spiders Before Birth
Mother crickets forewarn offspring of predators before they hatch
![A new study suggests that this eco-friendly bag, while good for the earth, can be used to justify bad behavior [Credit: Tanacollins, Wikimedia]](http://scienceline.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Reusable_Bag_4-160x90.jpg)
Going Green Can Make You Mean
The presence of green goods makes people kinder, but purchasing them gives people license to behave badly.
Reconstructing Hurricane History
Scientists are using seismic data to track changes in hurricane patterns
Tackling Heart Trouble in the Developing World
A new pilot study suggests that pacemakers can be safely reused
What Makes Snot Turn Green?
We all do it, one time or another. You blow your nose for what must be the hundredth time that day. Before you throw out the tissue, you take a surreptitious glance inside. Rather than the usual clear or slight yellow, you see something different. Something green. Suddenly, your snot resembles the color palette of [...]
![Grasslands survival scenarios can give memory a boost. [Image Credit: Wellcome Library, London. Wellcome Images W0011158.]](http://scienceline.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/ross-image-160x90.jpg)
