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- Animals
The social lives of whales
New tools are giving scientists an unprecedented glimpse into the behaviors of whales and dolphins. And these new data are upending long-held assumptions.
- Science & Society
Teens win top awards, as told on Twitter
Eureka! Lab live-tweeted the 2015 Intel Science Talent Search gala. Check out the finalists and winners.
- Earth
Ancient ocean linked to supercontinent’s breakup
The supercontinent Pangaea started breaking apart 200 million years ago. This may have been triggered by the shrinking of the Tethys Ocean, a new study finds.
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A teen and a trolley reveal society’s dark side
If a trolley continues on its track, five people will die. But you can flip a switch so that it only kills one. A student showed that how we decide what to do in this situation can reveal our hidden biases.
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America’s top teen scientists
The Intel Science Talent Search is America’s top high school science competition. This year, the top finishers took home more than $1 million in prizes.
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That’s when I knew I loved science
Finalists at the Intel Science Talent Search competition tell Eureka! Lab when they realized they loved science, technology, engineering and math.
- Physics
How to pick up messages after they’re gone
By watching for light’s ‘echoes,’ physicists think they can retrieve information being relayed by or as light. It could make it possible for astronomers to view distant objects without having to see the light they cast off.
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Science foils fencing history
Fencing is a sport where knowledge has been handed down for many generations. A high school student decided to add some science into the mix.
- Health & Medicine
Scientists Say: Circadian
We often feel the pull of sleep when the sun goes down. Light and our own biology put us into a regular, 24-hour rhythm that has its own word.
- Animals
Where an ant goes when it’s gotta go
The black garden ant has been spotted defecating inside its own nest. Scientists now characterize these spots as ant toilets.
- Earth
News Brief: Volcanic spark zaps ash to glass
The lightning associated with some erupting volcanoes can be quite crafty — turning ash into lots of microscopic glass beads.
- Physics
Science in Hollywood
Audiences are getting smarter, so the makers of movies, TV shows and video games are responding by enlisting scientists to make everything on screen appear even more authentic.
