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  1. Animals

    This shrimp packs a punch

    Researchers learn a lot from mantis shrimp, colorful marine creatures that possess deadly weapons and complex vision

    By Roberta Kwok

  2. Teacher’s questions for This Shrimp Packs a Punch

    By Science News Explores
  3. Animals

    Another buzz for bees

    Blooms are more memorable when their nectar contains caffeine.

    By Stephen Ornes
  4. Space

    Martian microbes, maybe

    Billions of years ago, Mars could have been teeming with very small Martians.

    By Stephen Ornes
  5. Tech

    Teens seek invention protection

    Increasingly, young researchers seek patents to defend their innovations against theft.

    By Kellyn Betts
  6. Tech

    Patent advice from teen inventors

    How and when to apply for a patent.

    By Kellyn Betts
  7. Science & Society

    Explainer: What is a patent?

    Patents protect intellectual property from theft

    By Janet Raloff
  8. Health & Medicine

    Deadly new virus emerges

    A mysterious infection has been spreading for almost a year.

    By Janet Raloff
  9. Health & Medicine

    The AIDS virus that vanished

    Strong medicine may have rid a newborn of deadly HIV.

    By Stephen Ornes
  10. Brain

    Brain to brain

    Rats brains signaled each other through computers.

    By Stephen Ornes
  11. Agriculture

    Cool Jobs: Green Science

    In parts of the Arctic, entire forests are creeping northward. Luckily, ecologist Serge Payette is hot on their trail.

    By Sharon Oosthoek

  12. Teacher’s Questions for Cool Jobs: Green Science

    By Science News Explores