Mar 12th, 2010 · Natalie Randolph, a 29-year-old biology and environmental sciences teacher, was introduced Friday as the coach of Washington, D.C.'s Coolidge Colts. She's believed to be the nation's only female head coach of a high school varsity football team.
Mar 12th, 2010 · Pigmentless grotto salamanders, blind Ozark cavefish and parasitic horsehair worms are a few of the animals living in Missouri's 6,000-plus caves. Ira Flatow and three expert spelunkers look at the biology, geology and history of underground attractions in the "Cave State." These complex ecosystems are home to more than just bats and bears.
Mar 7th, 2010 · Atrazine is widely used as weedkiller on American farms. And a new study shows this common chemical may have gender-bending effects on frogs. Host Guy Raz talks to biology professor Tyrone Hayes about his work with atrazine and frogs. Hayes found that 9 of every 10 male frogs he exposed to atrazine became chemically castrated. And that other 1 out of every 10? Well, he became a she.
Feb 21st, 2010 · It starts sometime during our 50s and 60s: that belly bulge, those "extra" pounds we just can't seem to shed. Part of it is simply the biology of our bodies. Our muscles literally shrink as we age, and that means more calories turn into fat — and it's a lot harder to exercise it off. But the good news is that working out still helps.
Feb 17th, 2010 · The troubling past of biology professor Amy Bishop, who is accused of fatally shooting three colleagues in Alabama, is now shedding light on last week's tragedy. Bishop was previously accused of fatally shooting her brother in 1986 and, more recently, punching a stranger in a pancake restaurant.
Feb 16th, 2010 · Associate professor Joseph Ng says he was one of 12 people at a biology department meeting at which he says the professor charged in the attack, Amy Bishop, suddenly got up and "started with the one closest to her and went down the row shooting her targets in the head."
Feb 13th, 2010 · A biology professor at the University of Alabama in Huntsville who authorities say opened fire at a faculty meeting is facing a murder charge after the shooting spree that left three dead and three wounded.
Jan 22nd, 2010 · Genetically modified food, vaccines and synthetic biology are all hot-button issues. But they shouldn't be, according to guest Michael Specter, author of the new book Denialism. He argues that the scariest threat is not science itself, but the reluctance to discuss it.