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Environment

Planting seeds for better plastic

Scientists are working to put the bio in plastics.

Environment

Underwater racket

The oceans are getting louder, and scientists want to know what that means for marine residents.

Tech

The energy of an Internet search

Websurfing has a bigger footprint than you might think.

Health & Medicine

Making snotty scents

Mucus may play big role in the nose's job of smelling.

Chemistry

Like poison for phosphorus

Scientists report finding bacterium that can live off arsenic.

Space

When the universe began … again

Physicists suggest maybe the Big Bang was the latest of many bangs.

Environment

Lakes, too, feel global warming

Environment

What’s in your receipt?

Here's one way to avoid BPA this holiday season.

Brain

Jet lag slows hamster brains

Study suggests chronic jet lag could affect human brains too.

Tech

Students put robots to the test

Robotics competition inspires student inventors, future scientists.

Environment

The carbon dioxide coral generation

More acidic oceans could mean fewer young corals.

Animals

What the cat’s tongue catches

New study shows how cats use physics to drink.