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Jet-Lagged Hamsters Not the Smartest

Posted by  Ian O'Neill  Thu Nov 18, 2010 01:21 AM ET   |   0

In an effort to understand the myriad of health issues that can impact frequent fliers, a team of hamsters have spent a month in a perpetual jet-lagged state. Read more

Jet-Lagged Hamsters Not the Smartest

Hamster Jackets Harness Wheel-Running Power : Discovery News

Posted Tue Jun 30, 2009 09:25 PM ET

Finally, the seemingly endless energy of hamsters running on their wheels is put to a useful purpose. Read more

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Wide Angle: Green Energy

Posted Mon Mar 9, 2009 08:45 AM ET

The green energy revolution is driven by inventors and entrepreneurs who are making saving the planet a viable and profitable venture. This Wide Angle on Green Energy looks at the different kinds of green power available, from what's going on in the... Read more

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Hamster Jackets Harness Wheel-Running Power

Posted by  Eric Bland  Mon Mar 9, 2009 06:27 AM ET   |   0

Hamsters can seemingly run forever inside their little wheels, and scientists from Georgia Tech are finally helping them get somewhere. They've developed a way to harvest energy from the animal's body movement -- a technology that could be scaled up... Read more

Hamster on Wheel

Discovery News : Discovery Channel

Posted Fri Oct 19, 2007 08:55 AM ET

Scientists who discovered that Viagra helps hamsters overcome jet lag and a Japanese researcher who extracted vanilla flavoring from cow dung won top honors Thursday at the 17th annual Ig Nobel Awards. Read more

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