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Headbanging termites, why we eat salmon before--and not after--they spawn, a "smart bomb" for dental plaque, an ancient Greek sky calculator, and how your first language affects your sense of rhythm.
Termite Headbanging
Termites really know how to raise a ruckus when faced with danger.
Seagrass Roundup
Rainforests and coral reefs are poster children for environmental conservation. But seagrass beds are just as important.
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The secret of a Stradivarius violin, how giraffes block a head rush, using bees for homeland security, saving seagrass, and a strange new ingredient in the interstellar soup.
Giraffe Stroke
Giraffes have big-time blood pressure to get blood to their heads. So why don't they burst a blood vessel when they bend down?
Bomb-Sniffing Bees
Bees could replace bomb-sniffing dogs for some high-risk missions.
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Something unexpected at the North Pole, World Toilet Day and other toilet news, why golf balls have dimples but racecars don't, how a father's pheromones may control his daughter's growth, and using satellites for archaeology in Egypt.
Arctic Forests
Scientists haven't yet discovered Santa Claus at the North Pole, but they've found something that they think is just about as surprising.
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Your birthday greetings to us, hopeful news about malaria in Africa, robots that can recover from injury, news about Neanderthals, the truth about lie detectors, and money brings out the best and the worst in us.
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Whiskers could help robots feel, how bee brains are like human brains, a genetic disorder with musical gifts, how a storm at the North Pole damaged an iceberg at the South Pole, and what science is telling scholars about the Dead Sea Scrolls.
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The truth about star naming, a practical plan for getting rid of fossil fuels, imitating gecko feet, worms in your diet, and why we have a bias against foreigners.
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A fabric that detects biohazards, an excess of men, the cost of a year of life, stopping train derailments with lasers, and the rising number of venomous fish.
Fiber Roundup
A whole new way of seeing looks a lot like a Star Trek episode.
Escaping Eggs
In nature, eggs are sitting ducks. But some types of eggs may not be as helpless as they seem.
Food Security Roundup
In many societies, being overweight is a sign of affluence. But in the United States, it's more common for poor people to be overweight. Why?
Caffeine Test
Llamas may soon help you test whether that decaf your server just poured is really decaf.
Music and Parkinson’s
An experimental treatment for Parkinson's symptoms doesn't even require a prescription.
Digital Fish
For World Ocean Day, we report on a fish library that's getting a high-tech makeover.
Bird Burglars
To keep our belongings secure, we use alarms, guard dogs, vaults, and secret hiding places. Scientists have found a bird that goes to nearly as much trouble.
Plant Growth Roundup
A new finding could someday put an end to that endless summertime chore: mowing the lawn.
Bacterial Superglue
Bacteria could be the source of an amazing new super-glue.
Testosterone Tradeoff
Extra testosterone gives male birds a leg up in the mating game--at a big price.
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Flat light bulbs, teens with migraines, what makes cells alive, reversing cell division, and how the garlic mustard plant kills trees.