All Stories
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AnimalsPoisonous Spiders as Reluctant Hunters
The brown recluse spider prefers scavenging dead food to hunting live prey.
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EnvironmentPlastic meals for seals
Pieces of discarded plastic can end up in the stomachs of seals.
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SpaceAsteroid lost and found
A long-lost asteroid that came close to Earth in 1937 has been spotted again.
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ArchaeologySymbols from the Stone Age
Rocks found in a cave suggest the people used objects and colors to stand for other things more than 90,000 years ago.
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Health & MedicineFighting Off Micro-Invader Epidemics
Colds, the flu, and other, deadlier diseases can spread very quickly.
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TechA micro-dose of your own medicine
Medicine-delivering microchips implanted in the body could replace some injections and pills.
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FossilsDid dinosaurs do handstands?
Enormous dinosaurs might have balanced on their front feet when wading in shallow water.
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TechYoung Scientists Take Flight
Kids compete for fame and fortune by taking on tough flight-related challenges.
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FossilsWatery fate for nature’s gliders
Fossil bones hint that sea-level increases doomed Atlantic albatross populations.
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HumansThe puzzle of ancient mariners
Prehistoric sailors may have traveled from island to island across the ocean.
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ComputingA classroom of the mind
Computer technology that puts kids in a cartoon classroom may help them learn to pay attention.
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BrainMemories are made with sleep
Sleep can rescue memories that are starting to fade.
By Emily Sohn