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A screengrab from "Breakthrough: A Re-Sounding Remedy" showing a new technique to improve cochlear implants.

These cochlear implants can break the silence for people with hearing loss

“Breakthrough: A Re-Sounding Remedy” is the first video in a SciFri series about groundbreaking women in STEM.

These cochlear implants can break the silence for people with hearing loss
People in Brazil who earn their living by collecting and sorting garbage and selling them for recycling Marcello Casal Jr./Agência Brasil

Here are all your burning questions about recycling, answered

Here are all your burning questions about recycling, answered
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What can we learn from obsolete medical equipment — or is it pure quackery?

What can we learn from obsolete medical equipment — or is it pure quackery?
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A cure for 'colorblindness' may be in sight

A cure for 'colorblindness' may be in sight

Take the Science Friday Lollipop Challenge!

Take the Science Friday Lollipop Challenge!
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Silk, nature's miracle, new material for state-of-the-art medical devices

There are numerous futuristic, high-tech materials used in medicine these days, from titanium alloys to hydrogels — even 3D-printed human tissue. But medicine's next wonder material might come from much humbler origins — worm spit. Otherwise known as silk.

Silk, nature's miracle, new material for state-of-the-art medical devices
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Babies don't learn to fear heights the way we've long thought they do

Research at NYU shows that while babies can learn from experiences near high ledges or narrow bridges, it's not a phobia they acquire. So how do people learn to be afraid of heights?

Babies don't learn to fear heights the way we've long thought they do

Science Friday Introduces New Video Series, The Macroscope

Science Friday Introduces New Video Series, The Macroscope
A badminton shuttlecock, or birdie, is designed to always fly nose first and slow down after its hit.

The world's fastest sport isn't the one you're thinking of

What's the fastest sport in the world? A little birdie told me: badminton. Professional players can make the birdie, or shuttlecock, travel over 200 mph.

The world's fastest sport isn't the one you're thinking of
In an experiment that explored the fluid physics of foam, Guinness emerged the clear winner as the beer least likely to spill when jostled.

The marvelously stabilizing power of beer foam

The beer you order doesn't just make a difference in terms of taste. A group of Princeton researchers has found how different beers are more spill-resistant than others thanks to their layers of foam — and even crowned a winner.

The marvelously stabilizing power of beer foam
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Virtual reality devices are getting pretty damn close to reality

Even with the amazing advances in electronics, truly immersive virtual reality devices have remained more science fiction — think The Matrix or Tron — than hot new tech. But that's changing, with a new device that is lighter, faster ... and doesn't give you motion sickness.

Virtual reality devices are getting pretty damn close to reality
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The tiny nautilus may help illuminate the history of brain development

It's an oddball relic from the prehistoric past, but the nautilus, a tiny cephalopod, is surprisingly complex. Apart from its iconic shell shape and unique behavior, scientists say it may also teach us about the evolution of the brain.

The tiny nautilus may help illuminate the history of brain development
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There's a new weapon in the battle against wildfires — goats

Sometimes the best solution to a problem is natural. With wildfires, for example, there's a new effort to let four-legged critters do their thing to keep the fires at bay.

There's a new weapon in the battle against wildfires — goats
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The taste of your wine is really in your nose

Wines are 99.9 percent the exact same, from one bottle to the next. But it's that last .1 percent that makes all the difference, from making your wine red or white, peppery or floral.

The taste of your wine is really in your nose