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Animals

Odor-chasing penguins

Penguins may use their sense of smell to locate food in the ocean.

Tech

Rocking the House

Researchers shake a full-size house to find out what happens to a wooden building during an earthquake.

Animals

Chicken eggs as drug factories

Researchers have created chickens that produce useful drugs in their eggs.

Humans

Island extinctions

Many of Australia's largest animals died out after people came to the island continent.

Brain

Video game violence

Playing violent video games may have harmful effects on the brain.

Environment

Shrimpy invaders

A shrimplike creature that has invaded the Great Lakes could spell big trouble for young fish.

Plants

A Giant Flower’s New Family

The world's largest known flower may be a relative of the poinsettia plant.

Planets

Strange Neptune

From giant storms and icy geysers to tilted orbits and weird spins, Neptune and its moons have many surprising features.

Planets

A star’s belt of dust and rocks

Astronomers have obtained hints of a dusty asteroid belt around a nearby star.

Animals

G-Tunes with a Message

Apes known as gibbons can rearrange the notes of their songs to communicate with one another.

Fossils

Fossil Forests

The remains of ancient trees can help us better understand the effects of climate change on Earth.

Tech

Morphing a Wing to Save Fuel

Airplanes of the future might change the shape of their wings as they fly.