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Space

Baby star

Astronomers have observed the earliest twinkles ever picked up from a newborn star.

Physics

Einstein’s skateboard

Kids vying to be top young scientist of the year tackled challenges inspired by the work of Albert Einstein.

Animals

Toxic Birds May Get Poison from Beetles

Eating certain beetles may make the skin and feathers of some birds poisonous.

Brain

Sleep to Remember Places and Routes

Deep sleep may help your brain solidify memories of where you've been and how you got there.

Tech

Explorer of the extreme deep

A new project to build an improved research sub aims to shed light on the mysterious ocean depths.

Animals

Growing up in dangerous waters

Wild guppies that live in dangerous places don't live fast and die young as scientists previously thought.

Humans

Little people cause big surprise

Scientists uncover the skeleton of a small-bodied relative of human beings.

Tech

Inspired by nature

Researchers are applying lessons learned from butterflies, beetles, mussels, and other creatures to problems of human survival.

Chemistry

Pencil Thin

Wispy sheets of carbon could be the next microscale construction material.

Fossils

Early birds ready to rumble

A fossil hints that prehistoric baby birds could have fed themselves soon after hatching.

Health & Medicine

Packing Fat

Even among kids, waistlines are bulging, and many people are worried about the trend.

Brain

Fruit fly brain has two clocks

Fruit flies have not one, but two built-in clocks to regulate daily activity.