All Stories
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PlanetsSizing up Pluto’s moon
Pluto's rocky moon Charon appears to lack an atmosphere.
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AnimalsKiller Flatworms Hunt with Poison
A newly discovered flatworm uses poison to hunt small, shelled sea creatures.
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ComputingProgramming with Alice
Creating animated movies provides a fun way to learn how to program a computer.
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FossilsA dino king’s ancestor
Researchers have unearthed remains of the oldest known dinosaur of the tyrannosaur family.
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TechBeyond bar codes
A new tracking technology uses plastic tags that pick up and respond to radio waves.
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ClimateWarmest year on record
Last year's worldwide average temperature was the highest ever recorded by scientists.
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AnimalsPoor Devils
When Tasmanian devils bite each other, they may pass on a fatal disease.
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Health & MedicineEating Troubles
Researchers are zeroing in on what causes certain people to see food as the enemy.
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AnimalsRed Apes in Danger
The population of orangutans in northeastern Borneo appears to be falling rapidly.
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ChemistryMother-of-Pearl on Ice
Scientists have found a way to copy the mother-of-pearl structures that oysters make.
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Health & MedicineSpit Power
Saliva provides clues about diseases, dental cavities, and who might have been at a crime scene.
By Emily Sohn