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Internet: The fastest teacher? - Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

MRI scans of older people show major differences between searchers and non-searchers. After seven hours of Internet experience, those differences disappear. Honest? Could changing the brain be this easy?



Universe: Measured by New Yardstick - Thursday, August 10th, 2006

Feeling cramped? New measurement says the universe is bigger than you thought. Meet the astronomers’ new yardstick.



Cloning Fraud: How’d it Happen? - Friday, January 13th, 2006

Korean scientist pulled off the biggest scientific fraud in memory. How did he do it? How is science supposed to prevent fraud? Why did it matter, and who loses out?



Time to Reconsider the Leap Second - Thursday, September 29th, 2005

The solar clock doesn’t quite line up with the atomic clock. We use leap seconds to make them match. Should we dump the leap second?



Forensic Anthropology - Tuesday, December 16th, 2003

This Why File surveys the latest in forensic anthropology, with a visit to the Forensic Anthropology Center at the University of Tennessee, AKA The Body Farm.



Letter from Archimedes: Math-Man Speaks! - Monday, July 24th, 2000

Ancient mathematician’s writing found, restored, after 22 centuries!



MAD Science! Have a Laugh on Us… - Thursday, March 30th, 2000

A MAD look at science. Science fair projects we’d like to see, weird wonk words, and creative uses for radioactive waste.



Einstein Triumphs - Saturday, December 27th, 1997

After 100 years, scientists are still proving the old man right. Why was he able to do what others could not? The origins of scientific genius, explored by the average minds at The Why Files…



Archaeology in the Ocean - Thursday, April 3rd, 1997

Archeologists think they’ve found the wrecked flagship of Blackbeard the scurvy pirate. What else is hiding in Davy Jones’ Locker? Dive into the archeology of the deep.



Amber: The Natural Preservative - Tuesday, February 27th, 1996

How amber is used in archeology and paleontology: Reviving ancient bacteria, viewing ancient insects, what’s not to love about amber?




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