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  1. Extra! Extra! Read all about science

    Tricking kids into wanting to learn is a trait of a good teacher.

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  2. Space

    An invisible cosmic bridge

    Astronomers find strange stuff in the space between two clusters of galaxies.

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  3. Tech

    Hot technology

    A new device harvests energy that would otherwise go wasted.

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  4. Tech

    Fracking fuels energy debate

    The hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, of deep shale deposits is unearthing a lot of natural gas — and controversy.

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  5. Teacher’s Questions for Fracking

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  6. Environment

    Bad news for big bird

    Lead poisoning, which nearly killed off California condors, still threatens the birds.

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  7. Health & Medicine

    Tomatoes’ tasteless green gene

    The tomatoes your great-grandparents ate probably tasted little like the ones you eat today.

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  8. Fossils

    Hot or cold dinos

    Patterns in dinosaur bones fuel a debate over whether they were warm- or cold-blooded.

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  9. Animals

    Cool Jobs: Studying what you love

    Researchers study the same animals that fascinated them as kids.

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  10. Plants

    Whale-free perfume

    Tree gene trick is good news for people who like perfume made without sperm whale waste.

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  11. Humans

    World’s oldest pots

    Ice age people made cookware long before the rise of farming.

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