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  1. Science & Society

    Does your natural history museum need a makeover?

    A lot of their old-fashioned dioramas — a type of exhibit — are biased, boring or even unscientific. Here’s what modern museums are doing to fix that.

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  2. Animals

    A changing Arctic current seems to be impacting bowhead whales

    A teen researcher investigated bowhead whales and found their migrations may be responding to a changing sea current.

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  3. Animals

    Scientists Say: Caecilian

    Some of these amphibians can produce a milk-like liquid for their offspring and give birth to live young. And those aren't the only rules these rebels break.

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  4. Animals

    Tiger beetles weaponize sound to ward off bat predators

    Some beetles make ultrasonic clicks that camouflage them as toxic tiger moths, warning hungry bats to stay away.

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  5. Animals

    Analyze This: When do cats move like liquids?

    Cats flow through narrow openings but hesitate before short openings. That may help them avoid unseen danger in the wild.

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  6. Tech

    Meet 5 types of robots with living body parts

    Creature-machine mash-ups seem weird or even creepy. But biohybrids that make use of living tissue could be the future of robotics.

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  7. Animals

    A surprising number of animals eat poop 

    A new tally finds more than 150 vertebrate species willing to snack on feces. Eating poop offers nutrients and other benefits.

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  8. Animals

    Meet some of the longest-lived animals

    Think a 100-year-old person is old? Not compared to the world’s longest-lived animals — some of which have lifespans of thousands of years.

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  9. Tech

    Bird-inspired airplane wings could boost flight performance

    Rows of flaps inspired by a bird wings’ feathers improve airfoil performance to boost lift and reduce drag.

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