El Niņo's Wicked Weather

PASADENA, Calif. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Drenching rain ... Deadly tornadoes ... Wicked ice storms. 1998's El Niņo was a huge force. So when El Niņo surfaced again this winter, NASA climatologists and oceanographers jumped on his trail.

HurriQuake Nails

EAST GREENWICH, R.I. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Each year millions of dollars are lost to natural disasters. A hurricane tends to push and lift roofs off of homes, while an earthquake rocks a house back and forth.

Small Fish Detect Big Problems

FORT DETRICK, Md. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Do you know where your water comes from? Tap water comes from many different sources. Before it gets to the faucet, tater treatment plants clean up water from lakes, rivers and reservoirs, but it can still get contaminated by industrial and agricultural spills.

Sea Urchins Reveal Mysteries of Cancer, Alzheimer's & Infertility

They're small, spiky and spineless. But what do prehistoric sea urchins have in common with humans? Uncovering their mysteries may help solve some of science's most difficult and deadly problems.

Listen to Your Heart

PEOBODY, Mass. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Heart disease is a leading killer for both men and women. That's why when we hear the words "heart murmur," our heart may skip a beat. But not all murmurs indicate disease. Now a new improvement to the old stethoscope will have doctors relieving your anxiety with just one visit.

Paperless Books

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Newspapers can be cumbersome, books can take up space, and computer screens can be difficult to read. But now a unique technology may revolutionize the way we read.

Bug Breakthrough

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- When you think of a beetle, you think creepy, crawly critters. Now add one more adjective to the list: Clever -- clever because despite living in the desert, the beetle is able to gather drinking water.

Healing Rosacea

YARDLEY, Pa. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Kathy Olivierio has been covering up and hiding a skin condition called rosacea for almost 20 years. "Rosacea is like this monster that's in you and has to get out," she says.

Let Them Halve Cake

NEW YORK (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- How do you divide a piece of birthday cake so both kids are happy with what they get? Wise men and women have been trying to answer that question since the time of King Solomon, and it's a problem every parent is familiar with.

Better Macular Degeneration Diagnoses

NEW YORK (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- For many people, getting older comes with the dread of age-related health problems, and loss of vision is one of the most common ones. But a new, high-tech test is changing the way eye doctors diagnose their patients.

Medical Spanish

DALLAS (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Hispanics make up 14 percent of the U.S. population. As that number grows, so will the need for Spanish-speaking health care workers. Now a program is breaking down language barriers and paving the way for better care.

Pinpointing Problems in the Brain

ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Dawn Helton has tried just about everything available to stop her seizures so she can get back to living her life. "I mostly, um, just lose my hearing and my speech ... confusion. Then, of course, I'm really tired and stuff," she says.

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