All Stories by Emily Sohn
- Tech
Eating up foul sewage smells
Bacteria can break down the chemical responsible for sewage's rotten-egg smell.
- Earth
Quick quake alerts
A system of detectors could provide a few seconds warning that an earthquake is coming.
- Health & Medicine
Gut germs to the rescue
Many of the bacteria that live in our intestines may help keep us healthy.
- Humans
Fossil skulls plug gap in human origins
Anthropologists have unearthed the oldest fossils of modern people ever found.
- Brain
Wobbly Babies: Smarter Than They Look?
Toddlers can make quick decisions about when to use a handrail while crossing a bridge.
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- Plants
Tracking the sun Improves plant pollen
Turning to face the sun helps snow buttercups make better pollen.
