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- Chemistry
Atom Hauler
Specially designed molecules can pick up and move around bunches of atoms on a surface.
- Health & Medicine
Taste Messenger
Sensing a flavor requires an energy molecule to carry information from taste buds to nerves.
- Math
Wired for Math
Our brains seem to come equipped with systems for estimating amounts and adding numbers.
- Physics
A butterfly’s electric glow
The brilliant color of some butterfly wings comes from tiny scales that absorb and give off light in a special way.
- Fossils
Some Dinos Dined on Grass
Evidence taken from fossilized dinosaur poop shows that some of these reptiles ate grass.
- Physics
Earth’s lowly rumble
From rumbling volcanoes to grumbling elephants, scientists are eavesdropping on the lowest sounds on Earth.
- Chemistry
Smelly Traps for Lampreys
Researchers tap into a sea lamprey's sense of smell to keep these fish under control.
- Space
Gravity Tractor as Asteroid Mover
A huge spacecraft could use its gravity to keep an asteroid from hitting Earth.
- Plants
Nature’s Alphabet
Plants, animals, and other natural objects may bear patterns that resemble letters, numbers, and other figures.
- Planets
Pluto’s New Moons
Astronomers have spotted two objects that may be previously unknown moons of Pluto.
- Animals
Mouse Songs
Male mice appear to string together chirpy, high-pitched noises to create songs.
- Physics
Challenging the forces of nature
Young scientists competed in several science challenges to understand and tame the forces of nature.
