Feb 18th, 2005 · In what promises to be a pest-control breakthrough, researchers have identified the pheromone that the female German cockroach uses to attract males when she's ready to mate. The scent may prove the best way yet to lure one of the world's most hated and most common cockroaches into poison traps.
Feb 15th, 2005 · Political instability makes life for many Haitians a daily struggle. But despite the hardships, four teens in a Port-au-Prince slum are singing of a tomorrow filled with promise.
Feb 7th, 2005 · Horace Hagedorn, the man who gave the gardening world Miracle-Gro, a product that has dominated the home fertilizer market for decades, died last week at the age of 89. NPR's Ketzel Levine says the blue-colored fertilizer changed the way Americans gardened -- with a promise of "Bigger, Better, Faster" -- but did little for the complexities of soil.
Jan 10th, 2005 · It's "Day 10" for anyone who made a New Year's resolution. Day to Day humorist Brian Unger provides a guide for keeping your promises: "Defining Resolutions Downward, So You Can Fail Upward,"
Jan 10th, 2005 · The Maryland legislature passes a bill that would heavily subsidize insurance premiums for doctors. Gov. Robert Ehrlich promises a veto, but the legislature plans an override. WAMU's Lisa Nurnberger reports.
Dec 31st, 2004 · Nanotechnology is the science of designing materials, atom by atom. It promises revolutionary applications for everything from the military to sports. NPR's David Kestenbaum investigates whether nanotech products already on the market are all they're cracked up to be.
Dec 29th, 2004 · Actor Jerry Orbach, best known for his long-running role as Lennie Briscoe on TV's Law and Order, died Tuesday at age 69. Orbach also enjoyed a successful Broadway career, winning a Tony for his role in Promises, Promises, and appeared in films such as Crimes and Misdemeanors and Dirty Dancing. We listen to a Nov. 21, 1989, interview with Orbach.
Dec 27th, 2004 · British scientists report they've corrected a genetic defect in four children born with no immune system. The finding helps confirm the success of a French group that treated Damian Rodriguez, a Louisiana boy recovering after gene therapy helped his immune system behave normally -- but also, inadvertently, triggered leukemia. Hear NPR's Richard Knox.