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- Animals
Dolphin dimples detect electricity
Depressions in a dolphin’s snout sense electric fields, may help find dinner.
- Animals
The little lizards that could
Lizards aren’t known for their smarts, but maybe they should be.
- Health & Medicine
Fats encourage overeating
Scientists find that fats push an “eat more” button in rats.
- Animals
Lotion takes a bite out of snake venom
Scientists discover that a cream can slow the spread of a serpent’s poison.
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- Chemistry
Plant-powered plastics
Scientists are using green materials to create more Earth-friendly plastics.
- Earth
Tsunami’s trek traced in the sky
Scientists photograph atmospheric ripples that followed the March tsunami across the Pacific.
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