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  1. Teacher’s Questions for End of an Era

    By Science News Explores
  2. Health & Medicine

    Sunlight worsens jet pollution

    Chemical reactions caused by the sun’s rays worsen air pollution from idling jets at airports.

    By Stephen Ornes
  3. Animals

    When the giant ants went marching

    A new study of an ancient fossil suggests that 50 million years ago, supersized ants went on a cross-continental trek.

    By Stephen Ornes

  4. Intel ISEF 2011 Word Play

    By Science News Explores
  5. Tech

    Roll, robot, roll

    Caterpillars inspire researchers to build a robot that rolls to safety.

    By Stephen Ornes
  6. Animals

    Open eyes, dozing minds

    Scientists find that rats that stay up late are neither fully asleep nor fully awake.

    By Stephen Ornes

  7. Kids’ ingenuity honored at Intel ISEF

    Young scientists receive awards in international competition.

    By Laura Sanders
  8. Animals

    Ants aweigh!

    In a flood, fire ants cling together to keep afloat.

    By Stephen Ornes

  9. Leroy Hood Word Find

    By Science News Explores
  10. Earth

    Ash blast

    Tiny particles ejected from a 2010 volcanic eruption pose big problems.

    By Stephen Ornes
  11. Science & Society

    Scientist profile: Leroy Hood

    The inventor of the DNA sequencing technique, and Albert Lasker Awardee, embarks on the next big challenge.

    By Lisa Grossman

  12. Book Review: Science Fair Season

    Review of Science Fair Season: Twelve Kids, a Robot Named Scorch . . . and What It Takes to Win.

    By Erika Engelhaupt