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- Tech
Squeezing Oil from Old Wells
Adding certain bacteria to oil wells may allow recovery of crude oil that pumps can't normally extract.
- Animals
Staying Away from Sick Lobsters
Lobsters detect and shun potential roommates that are infected with a virus.
- Life
Assembling the tree of life
Scientists are organizing knowledge of all living things into a single evolutionary tree.
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- Animals
Missing moose
By studying population patterns, scientists hope to figure out why moose in some areas are in trouble.
- Space
Blast from the Past
Pieces of an ancient asteroid that created a 70-kilometer-wide crater survived the blast.
- Animals
New Monkey Business
A rare, recently discovered monkey differs from other known types of monkeys.
- Tech
Shape Shifting
A futuristic technology aims to have a pile of tiny, robotic beads arrange itself into different shapes.
- Humans
If only bones could speak
The shape of fossil spine bones suggests that ancient human ancestors could speak.
- Planets
The Way a Comet Crumbles
Astronomers are getting a close look at a comet that's falling apart as it nears the sun.
- Tech
Dancing with Robots
Ingenuity and creativity highlight a contest in which student-built robots play soccer, dance, or go on a rescue mission.
