Earth & Sky

Researchers are recovering the lost voice of the Neanderthals after 30,000 years of silence. Hear the Neanderthal accent, as reconstructed by Robert McCarthy, an anthropologist at Florida Atlantic University.

“A biobank for research on humans is a repository that stores and distributes and maintains DNA, tissue, blood, blood serum, bone tissue – anything that would be useful in studying human biology,” said expert Greg Simon. Hear why he thinks it’s important for biobanks to share resources.

Find our why Berkeley professor Michael Pollan, who wrote The Omnivore’s Dilemma, is making a case against what he calls ‘eating scientifically.’ He’s talking about breakdown of foods into scientific terms – for example, antioxidants and omega-3 fatty acids.

Scientists have linked car exhaust with higher risk of heart disease. That’s according to a study led by research toxicologist John Incardona that started with fish.

A 2006 study found that 43 percent of Americans think food from cloned animals is unsafe to eat. Mark Walton of ViaGen, a Texas-based cloning company, shares his perspective.

According to the CDCP, 16 percent of U.S. children (over 9 million) between the ages of 6 and 19 are overweight or obese. Christina Economos studies childhood obsesity, and she says the problem is getting worse.