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  1. Environment

    Ozone hits a new low

    Scientists discover a major thinning in the protective atmosphere over Arctic.

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  2. Science & Society

    Introducing the 2011 Nobel Prize winners

    Scientists in 2011 won for making unexpected discoveries about crystals, the human body and the universe.

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  3. Earth

    Big rocks’ balancing acts

    Scientists study how balanced boulders resist falling over — and what that may say about earthquakes.

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  4. Balancing Rocks Wordfind

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  5. Teacher’s Questions for Balancing Rocks Feature

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  6. Chemistry

    DEET confuses mosquitoes

    Scientists suspect the repellant messes with a mosquito’s sense of smell.

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  7. Physics

    Breaking the universal speed limit

    Particles appear to race faster than the speed of light.

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  8. Science fairs: Teaching students to think like scientists

    Broadcom MASTERS competition encourages science as interactive, live process, not just memorization.

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  9. Cars of the Future Teacher’s Questions

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  10. Environment

    Cleaning clothes dirties oceans

    Washing polyester fabrics sends plastics to sea.

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  11. Planets

    Double sunsets on a distant world

    Astronomers discover for the first time a planet circling two stars.

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  12. Tech

    Cars of the future

    New cars will be smarter, safer, more efficient — and able to drive themselves.

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