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Materials Science
Battery powered to heal
With its own first-aid kit, this battery can really keep going.
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Earth
Quake leaves destruction, fear
In Japan, an earthquake started a tsunami that caused a nuclear disaster.
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Environment
Planting seeds for better plastic
Scientists are working to put the bio in plastics.
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Environment
Underwater racket
The oceans are getting louder, and scientists want to know what that means for marine residents.
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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?
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Climate
Arctic algae show climate change
Sediment from Arctic lakes shows that much of the Northern Hemisphere has been warming for many decades.
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Humans
A diamond polish for ancient tools
People in Stone Age China may have used diamonds to polish their stone axes.
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Earth
Digging into a tsunami disaster
A powerful earthquake under the Indian Ocean changed Earth's surface and spin.
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Climate
A change in climate
Global warming may be wiping out some plants and animals or pushing them into new habitats.
By Emily Sohn