Past Stories by Date

Artificial Life - Oct. 2005
Are scientists on the verge of making living things from little more than dust?

Lightning - Oct. 2005
Experts still aren't sure what triggers it, but they suspect cosmic rays from outer space.

Profile: Erich Jarvis - Oct. 2005
The work of neuroscientist Erich Jarvis demonstrates the power of open-mindedness in the lab.

Fish Surgery - Oct. 2005
Veterinary medicine has caught up with Americans' love for their number one choice of pet: the fish.

Don't Ask the Expert: Neil deGrasse Tyson - Oct. 2005
Neil deGrasse Tyson has a bone to pick with Hollywood aliens.

Hurricane Katrina - Oct. 2005
Our January 2005 segment on New Orleans' risk from hurricanes proved sadly prescient, as this update reveals.