Jul 3rd, 2008 · A vast amount of stinky green algae is threatening the Olympic sailing course in China; more than 14,000 workers are rushing to remove it all before the competition starts in five weeks. Olympic officials are confident the algae will be removed, but competitors are finding training difficult.
Jun 21st, 2008 · The rotten-egg funk of a stink bomb comes from hydrogen sulfide gas. It's great for clearing a room, and new research shows it may also help heart attack and trauma patients stay alive. David Lefer, a professor of medicine and pathology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, talks with Guy Raz about the medical uses for stinky fumes.
Sep 15th, 2007 · Rotten fish stink. There is no question about that. But why do they smell so bad? This week on Science Out of the Box, we hear a report on one group of scientists that spent several years researching that pungent question.
May 12th, 2007 · Asians call it the king of fruits, but many call it stinky fruit. The flavor of durian is sweet, but the odor is almost overwhelmingly foul. It's a smell that a Thai scientist is hoping to erase to make the fruit more popular, both at home and abroad.
Mar 25th, 2007 · Everyone has had that uncomfortable office experience: the guy clipping his toenails in the next cube over or the lunch of stinky cheese whose smell permeates the building. But here to help you is James Thompson, the author of The Cubicle Survival Guide: Keeping Your Cool in the Least Hospitable Environment on Earth.
Mar 21st, 2007 · Success isn't always sweet. Sometimes it's stinky. For a year-and-a-half, 13-year-old Kathleen Tuck of Utah did everything in her sneakers. Soccer, basketball, hiking -- even wading in the Great Salt Lake. And it paid off. Tuck won the 32nd annual National Odor-Eaters Rotten Sneaker Contest -- and $2,500. Maybe now she'll buy a new pair.
May 13th, 2006 · Jim Nayder delivers a bouquet of stinky songs for Mother's Day, including Frank Sinatra's stunning performance of "Mrs. Robinson." Nayder hosts The Annoying Music Show, produced at WBEZ in Chicago.
Oct 7th, 2005 · Wallace & Gromit is bringing unwanted attention to a cheese maker in England. Wallace is a well-known lover of cheese; the latest film mentions a rare cheese called Stinking Bishop, made by Charles Martell on a farm in Gloucestershire, England. He says the notoriety is already creating too much demand on his small business.