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  1. Agriculture

    Crops are being engineered to thrive in our changing climate

    Plants are already the best carbon catchers on Earth. New research could make them even better.

    By Kathryn Hulick
  2. Animals

    Toothed whales use their noses to whistle and click

    Much as people do, toothed whales, such as dolphins and sperm whales, make noises in three different vocal registers.

    By Maria Temming and JoAnna Wendel
  3. Earth

    Take candy core samples with this science activity

    Act like a geologist as you drill ‘core samples’ from candy bars using a straw. Can you identify the type of candy bar just from a sample?

    By Science Buddies
  4. Agriculture

    Cow dung spews a climate-warming gas. Adding algae could limit that

    But how useful this is depends on whether cows eat the red algae, a type of seaweed — or it gets added to their wastes after they’re pooped out.

    By Carolyn Gramling

  5. We’re running an audio experiment

    Science News Explores is running an experiment. We’re providing audio recordings of stories, made with Amazon Polly, along with the written story. Read, listen or both!

    By Science News Explores
  6. Tech

    Scientists Say: Robot

    These task-doers handle jobs as simple as vacuuming the floor and as complex as navigating extraterrestrial terrains.

    By Katie Grace Carpenter
  7. Tech

    A puff of air could deliver vaccines needle-free

    A new Nerf gun-like device may make injections safer, faster and easier.

    By Katie Grace Carpenter
  8. Tech

    AI can now turn blurry thermal vision into crisp images

    Even when it’s pitch black, the new imaging system can create clear images while also accurately gauging distances to objects.

    By Luis Melecio-Zambrano
  9. Fossils

    New fossils bring the wide world of pterosaurs to life

    The latest clues from fossils hint at where these flying reptiles came from, how they evolved, what they ate and more.

    By Sid Perkins
  10. Tech

    Magic, cooking and droids inspire this roboticist

    Dennis Hong and his team design human-like robots that can help solve problems and also entertain.

    By Aaron Tremper
  11. Animals

    Let’s learn about beetles’ survival superpowers

    Some beetle species can survive extreme pressure, dehydration or even getting eaten.

    By Maria Temming
  12. Physics

    Scientists Say: X-ray

    X-rays are a type of light that doctors use to image the inside of the body. Astronomers use X-rays to explore the cosmos.

    By Maria Temming
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