12/06/2006
Dr. Bortrum
Nothings
Is dark energy the energy of nothing?
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11/29/2006
Dr. Bortrum
Forward and Backward
Lizards evolve in reverse; proposed reverse evolution in a human case criticized
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11/22/2006
Dr. Bortrum
Happy Thanksgiving
No science this week - Bortrum gets a reprieve
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11/15/2006
Dr. Bortrum
Eyes
Blind mice "see"; evolution of the eye - one scenario
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11/08/2006
Dr. Bortrum
Mirrors
Mirrors and elephants; mirrors in our brains
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11/01/2006
Dr. Bortrum
Mother and Child
Lucy to visit U.S.; leaves her "baby" behind
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10/25/2006
Dr. Bortrum
Too Much Growth, Too Little Sleep
Not getting enough sleep can lead to obesity
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10/18/2006
Dr. Bortrum
Predators
Can a parasitic plant "smell" its prey?
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10/11/2006
Dr. Bortrum
Sleepy Time
Emptying the brain's recycle bin?
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10/04/2006
Dr. Bortrum
Messing with the Brain
Magnetic disruption of brain improves counting ability
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09/27/2006
Dr. Bortrum
Rainbows and Pineapple
You'll never get to that pot of gold at the end of a rainbow
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09/20/2006
Dr. Bortrum
Disruptors, Known and Unknown
Automotive refrigerant to be banned; male fish have eggs in Potomac
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09/13/2006
Dr. Bortrum
Lithium Batteries Power a Heart
Artificial heart powered by lithium batteries approved for implantation
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09/06/2006
Dr. Bortrum
Buck-Toothed Tunnelers
Naked mole-rats live in a society resembling those of insects
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08/30/2006
Dr. Bortrum
Lithium Here and There
Missing lithium "found" - Big Bang OK; lithium batteries not OK
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