My picks from ScienceDaily

Hormone Of Darkness: Melatonin Could Hurt Memory Formation At Night:

What do you do when a naturally occurring hormone in your body turns against you? What do you do when that same hormone - melatonin - is a popular supplement you take to help you sleep? A University of Houston professor and his team of researchers may have some answers.

Self-organized Traffic Light Control System Could Improve Traffic Flow 95 Percent:

Traffic flows account for as much as one-third of global energy consumption. But unconventional changes in managing traffic flow could significantly reduce such waste and lower harmful CO2 emissions, says Dirk Helbing.

Genital Arousal Disorder Adversely Impacts Women's Lives:

New research shows that women suffering from Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder (PGAD), a condition marked by unprovoked, intrusive and persistent sensations of genital arousal that are unrelieved by one or several orgasms, are likely to experience a variety of associated psychological conditions. Women who have this rare and often distressing condition often experience related depression, anxiety, panic attacks and frequently show a past history of sexual victimization.

Using Neural Signals To Predict Sensory Decisions:

The rodent whisker sensory system is particularly intriguing because it is "active": the animal generates sensory signals by palpating objects through self-controlled whisker motion (just as we move our fingertips along surfaces to measure their tactile features).

Delay In Autumn Color Caused By Increased Carbon Dioxide Not Global Warming:

The delay in autumnal leaf coloration and leaf fall in trees is caused by rising levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere and not by increased global temperatures, suggests a new study by researchers at the University of Southampton.

Zeroing In On Cellular Machinery That Enables Neurons To Fire:

If you ever had a set of Micronauts -- toy robots with removable body parts -- you probably had fun swapping their heads, imagining how it would affect their behavior. Scientists supported by the National Institutes of Health have been performing similar experiments on ion channels -- pores in our nerve cells -- to sort out the channels' key functional parts.

Mud, Mud, Glorious Mud?:

Mother bats know exactly what's good for them and their young: During pregnancy and lactation female bats are in great need of minerals. Dr. Christian Voigt from the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research and colleagues found out how fruit-eating bats in the Ecuadorian rainforest cover their mineral requirements.

Trumpeter Swans Re-established In Ontario, Canada:

Originally native to Ontario, the trumpeter swan disappeared from Eastern Canada early in the 20th century. Restoration efforts were initiated in the early 1980s to reintroduce the trumpeter swan to its former range. Through conservation efforts the Ontario population has reached 1000, with at least 131 breeding pairs, and the future looks bright.

Your Homework: come up with a set of experiments that can be published in a single paper that can reasonably cite all the above studies.