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AnimalsThis shrimp packs a punch
Researchers learn a lot from mantis shrimp, colorful marine creatures that possess deadly weapons and complex vision
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SpaceMartian microbes, maybe
Billions of years ago, Mars could have been teeming with very small Martians.
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TechTeens seek invention protection
Increasingly, young researchers seek patents to defend their innovations against theft.
By Kellyn Betts -
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Science & SocietyExplainer: What is a patent?
Patents protect intellectual property from theft
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Health & MedicineDeadly new virus emerges
A mysterious infection has been spreading for almost a year.
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Health & MedicineThe AIDS virus that vanished
Strong medicine may have rid a newborn of deadly HIV.
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AgricultureCool Jobs: Green Science
In parts of the Arctic, entire forests are creeping northward. Luckily, ecologist Serge Payette is hot on their trail.
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