All Stories
- Chemistry
Unscrambling a Gem of a Mystery
A new method can pinpoint which mine an emerald came from.
- Tech
Model Plane Flies the Atlantic
A historic flight takes an 11-pound model airplane over the ocean.
- Brain
Worry seems to shorten a timid rat’s life
Rats that prefer familiar settings tend to die younger than do more adventurous rats.
- Animals
Helping to save elephants
Preserving an enormous creature like the Asian elephant can be very challenging.
- Space
Sun Flips Out to Flip-Flop
The sun may reverse its magnetic field by blasting charged particles into space.
- Animals
Farming on a snail’s scale
Some snails plow leaves and add fertilizer to grow a fungus for dinner.
- Tech
Electronic paper turns a page
Changeable ink and battery-powered paper may make textbooks lighter and bring video newspapers into daily use.
- Brain
Brain signals attention disorder
Children with attention disorders appear to have less tissue in certain parts of their brain.
- Humans
Preserving Ancient Warrior Paint
Chemistry helps keep paint on ancient clay statues from cracking and quickly peeling off.
- Earth
Killer space rock snuffed out ancient life
Rock fragments from Antarctica suggest a huge meteor struck Earth 250 million years ago.
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