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  1. Tech

    The science of disappearing

    Invisibility cloaks and other new materials that play with light are in the works.

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  2. Animals

    Pipefish power from mom

    When pop's a shrimp of a fish, mom passes on extra protein boost.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    Physics of running bared

    Running without shoes softens the blow.

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  4. Earth

    Watering the air

    Crop irrigation and farming practices could mean a cooler, wetter Midwest.

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  5. Brain

    Teaching Math, teaching anxiety

    Teachers' math worries could affect students' performance.

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  6. Animals

    Island of Hope

    In a remote village in Fiji, nature and people are working together to save each other.

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  7. Tech

    Supersonic Splash

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

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  8. Plants

    Surprise Visitor

    Newly discovered cricket pollinates orchids in nighttime rendezvous.

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  9. 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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  10. Animals

    Making the most of a meal

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

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  11. Health & Medicine

    Slumber by the numbers

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

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  12. 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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