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Awake at Night
Mutant fruit flies can get by with less sleep than these insects normally need.
By Emily Sohn - Planets
Solving a Sedna Mystery
Astronomers are learning more about the most-remote object known in the solar system.
By Emily Sohn - Chemistry
Popping to Perfection
Scientists have uncovered why some popcorn kernels stay unpopped in the microwave.
By Emily Sohn - Animals
Putting a Mouse on Pause
A gas known as hydrogen sulfide can put mice into a state resembling hibernation.
By Emily Sohn - Brain
Lightening your mood
Bright light may help some people who are seriously depressed feel better.
By Emily Sohn - Space
Return to Space
NASA is readying the space shuttle Discovery for its first launch in more than 2 years.
By Emily Sohn -
FossilsDinosaur Eggs-citement
Scientists have found dinosaur eggs, with their shells on, inside a female dino fossil.
By Emily Sohn - Animals
Doing the Bob
A crane's jerky neck movements may allow the bird to see its food more clearly.
By Emily Sohn - Health & Medicine
Food for Life
New food guidelines emphasize that we should eat more fruits, vegetables, and whole grains.
By Emily Sohn -
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- Animals
A Sense of Danger
Can animals warn us if an earthquake or some other natural disaster is about to strike?
By Emily Sohn