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  1. Climate

    Iron versus climate change

    Metal deposits can promote the growth of ocean algae that gobble greenhouse gas.

    By Roberta Kwok
  2. Tech

    Curiosity lands on Mars!

    NASA successfully delivered a $2.5 billion robotic vehicle to Mars, one that will explore for signs that the planet might once have hosted life

    By Janet Raloff
  3. Physics

    No more bubble trouble

    Dolphin’s clicks help scientists sort through confusing underwater noises.

    By Stephen Ornes
  4. Climate

    Weird weather

    Global warming helped trigger heat waves and droughts last year.

    By Roberta Kwok

  5. Pathways to research: Connecting with scientists

    Budding researchers get ahead by spending their free time working side by side with real scientists

    By Daniel Strain
  6. Genetics

    Twins don’t share everything

    Twins carry different flags on their DNA, even from birth.

    By Stephen Ornes
  7. Physics

    Walking on water

    Scientists explain why a liquid can sometimes act like a solid.

    By Stephen Ornes
  8. Fossils

    Dino find ruffles feathers

    Nearly-perfect, newfound dinosaur fossil reveals more dinos were feathered than previously thought.

    By Stephen Ornes
  9. Animals

    A trout’s nose-y magnets

    Cells in a fish’s snout respond to magnets.

    By Stephen Ornes

  10. Extra! Extra! Read all about science

    Tricking kids into wanting to learn is a trait of a good teacher.

    By Andrew Bridges
  11. Space

    An invisible cosmic bridge

    Astronomers find strange stuff in the space between two clusters of galaxies.

    By Stephen Ornes
  12. Tech

    Hot technology

    A new device harvests energy that would otherwise go wasted.

    By Stephen Ornes