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AnimalsG-Tunes with a Message
Apes known as gibbons can rearrange the notes of their songs to communicate with one another.
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FossilsFossil Forests
The remains of ancient trees can help us better understand the effects of climate change on Earth.
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SpaceTitan’s Massive Mountains
The Saturn-orbiting Cassini spacecraft has spied a chain of large mountains on Titan.
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TechMorphing a Wing to Save Fuel
Airplanes of the future might change the shape of their wings as they fly.
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AnimalsThe Littlest Lemurs
Studies of mouse lemurs may tell us something about our own origins.
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Health & MedicineSmiles Turn Away Colds
A good mood and a relaxed attitude help keep colds away.
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EnvironmentEarth-friendly fabrics
Shirts made from bamboo, socks made from corn, and jackets made from chicken feathers may be in your fashion future.
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PlanetsBack to the moon
NASA unveiled its plans for establishing a base on the moon by the year 2024.
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AnimalsA tongue and a half
A nectar-sipping bat from South America has a skinny tongue that's longer than its body.
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EnvironmentTo catch a dragonfly
Dragonflies are giving researchers new ways to think about relationships among animals.
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SpaceRed dwarfs in the neighborhood
Astronomers have found 20 previously unknown star systems in Earth's galactic neighborhood.
By Emily Sohn