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Study: Cockroaches Survive by Losing Sweet Tooth
How sweet it isn't: Scientists find how some cockroaches resist the sugary lure of poisons. It turns out glucose activates taste nerves that tell the brain 'yuck!' instead of 'yum.' (May 23)
Raw: Costa Rica Volcano Roars to Life
Costa Rica's Turrialba volcano erupted on Tuesday, shooting out rocks and a huge column of ash. (May 21)
Could Tobacco Be the Next Biofuel?
Biofuel researchers at UC Berkeley may keep the tobacco industry from going up in smoke. Scientists are engineering tobacco plants to produce oils that can serve as biofuels to power airplanes, cars, trucks and other machines. (May 17)
New Camera Captures Bug's Eye View
Scientists at the University of Illinois developed a miniature lens that "sees" like a bee. The panoramic view mimics Mother Nature's optical system for some insects. (May 15)
New Camera Captures Bug's Eye View
Scientists at the University of Illinois developed a miniature lens that "sees" like a bee. The panoramic view mimics Mother Nature's ooptical system for some insects.
3 Big Things You Need Today: GOP, IRS, INS
Countdown to the GOP Convention, Who's in and Who's waiting. IRS Scandal Grows and the Justice Department is checking AP reporters phone records. Is this the gang that couldn't shoot straight? And Immigration answer to Georgia delegation's letter. Gosnell Guilty.
Scientists Measure LA's Carbon Footprint
A project at CalTech and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is trying to measure the carbon footprint of human activity in the Los Angeles basin. (May 13)
Teacher's Cancer Fight Imparts Valuable Lessons
A Texas science teacher with pancreatic cancer is using her fight against a seemingly impossible foe to help inspire her students and colleagues. (May 13)
Scientists Measure LA's Carbon Footprint
A project at CalTech and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is trying to measure the carbon footprint of human activity in the Los Angeles basin. (May 13)
Raw: Spacewalking Astronauts Hope to Stop Leak
Astronauts making a rare, hastily planned spacewalk replaced a pump outside the International Space Station on Saturday in hopes of plugging a serious ammonia leak. (May 11)
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