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  1. Tech

    Supersonic Splash

    Coming soon to a pond near you: air moving faster than the speed of sound.

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  2. Plants

    Surprise Visitor

    Newly discovered cricket pollinates orchids in nighttime rendezvous.

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  3. Young scientists at the state of the union address

    Two winners of national science contests invited to attend Jan. 27 speech.

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  4. Animals

    Making the most of a meal

    Sea slug swipes recipe for food-producing chemical from algae it eats.

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  5. Health & Medicine

    Slumber by the numbers

    Fewer than 1 in 10 teens get ideal amount of sleep.

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  6. Health & Medicine

    Got milk? How?

    Scientists are tracking down the first people who squeezed this nutritious liquid out of animals thousands of years ago.

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  7. Animals

    The nerve of one animal

    Cancer that's killing Tasmanian devils probably began in a single creature's nervous system.

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  8. Environment

    A global warming flap

    Differences in butterfly and moth breeding patterns are linked to a changing climate.

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  9. Tech

    A light delay

    New kind of trap can hold light for 1.5 seconds.

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  10. Fossils

    Dino-bite!

    Study suggests dinosaur's teeth packed poison.

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  11. Environment

    Pollution at the ends of the Earth

    Chemicals are turning up in small Arctic villages far from factories and cities.

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  12. Environment

    Watching out for vultures

    Farmers giving medicine to cows are accidentally poisoning vultures, again.

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