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- Tech
Dancing with Robots
Ingenuity and creativity highlight a contest in which student-built robots play soccer, dance, or go on a rescue mission.
- Tech
Fingerprint evidence
Identifying fingerprints may have a role not just in solving crimes but also in everyday life.
- Animals
Vent worms like it hot
Some undersea worms prefer water at temperatures near the upper limit of what animals are known to survive.
- Tech
Switchable Lenses Improve Vision
Special lenses that automatically focus can help people wearing eyeglasses see more clearly.
- Animals
Echoes of hunting
Bats use high-pitched sounds to zero in on prey, converting what they hear into how they fly.
- Planets
Xena’s Mysterious Sparkle
Orbiting beyond Pluto, the recently discovered 10th planet reflects a lot of light.
- Earth
A great quake coming?
The 100th anniversary of the great San Francisco earthquake is a reminder that future quakes could cause even more damage.
- Planets
Saturn’s Strangely Warm Moon
Saturn's mysterious moon Enceladus may have liquid water close enough to its surface to produce giant geysers.
- Planets
Jupiter’s Second Red Spot
Several huge storms have merged to give Jupiter a second red spot.
- Health & Medicine
Prehistoric trips to the dentist
Thousands of years ago, some people had holes drilled into their teeth.
- Tech
Microbes at the Gas Pump
Bacteria and other organisms can turn waste plant material into fuel for cars.
- Planets
Saturn’s rings created by collision
A shattered moon may have produced Saturn's dazzling rings.
