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  1. Intel ISEF 2011 Word Play

    By Science News Explores
  2. Tech

    Roll, robot, roll

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

    By Stephen Ornes
  3. Animals

    Open eyes, dozing minds

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

    By Stephen Ornes

  4. Kids’ ingenuity honored at Intel ISEF

    Young scientists receive awards in international competition.

    By Laura Sanders
  5. Animals

    Ants aweigh!

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

    By Stephen Ornes

  6. Leroy Hood Word Find

    By Science News Explores
  7. Earth

    Ash blast

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

    By Stephen Ornes
  8. 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

  9. 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
  10. Fossils

    Dangerous dinos in the dark

    Eye fossils reveal predatory dinosaurs’ preference for hunting at night.

    By Stephen Ornes
  11. Environment

    Busy bacteria leave big mark

    Earth’s earliest life-forms built mounds on an Antarctic lake bottom.

    By Stephen Ornes
  12. Computing

    Watson a game-changer for science

    Supercomputer outsmarts humans in historic Jeopardy! competition.

    By Susan Gaidos