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  1. Ecosystems

    Let’s learn about wetlands

    Just how wet these lands are varies a lot — from seasonally soaked to permanently flooded.

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  2. Brain

    Brain scans offer clues to why math is harder for some kids

    Kids with math learning disabilities process number symbols differently than numbers shown as dots.

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  3. Animals

    Animals can feel joy. Here’s how scientists might study it

    Research has long focused on understanding negative emotions like fear in animals. Now they’re trying to measure positive feelings like joy. It’s a challenge.

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  4. Animals

    Analyze This: How many insects are in the air?

    Weather data have helped estimate the density of flying insects in U.S. skies. That could help track climate change’s impact on insects.

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  5. Plants

    Light pollution could be supercharging your pollen allergies

    Light pollution in North American cities seems to be tricking plants into releasing pollen for longer periods each year.

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  6. Life

    Looking for LUCA, everyone’s shared ancestor

    You and all other living things descended from a single organism — our great-grand-germ. Scientists are studying modern genes to learn more about this very distant ancestor.

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  7. Ecosystems

    Hurricane Katrina shaped this coastal ecologist’s life and work

    Surviving Hurricane Katrina inspired Elliott White Jr.’s scientific journey to studying how humans and climate change impact wetlands.

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  8. Life

    Scientists Say: Clone

    This adaptable tech can help with everything from engineering medical microbes to preserving endangered species.

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  9. Animals

    This tool-using cow stunned scientists with her smarts

    Veronika the cow scratches hard-to-reach body parts using a brush. This feat is forcing scientists to rethink which animals can use tools.

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