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  1. Space

    End of an era

    As NASA’s space shuttles land for the last time, they leave behind a sound scientific legacy.

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  2. End of an Era Worldplay

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  3. Teacher’s Questions for End of an Era

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  4. Health & Medicine

    Sunlight worsens jet pollution

    Chemical reactions caused by the sun’s rays worsen air pollution from idling jets at airports.

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  5. Animals

    When the giant ants went marching

    A new study of an ancient fossil suggests that 50 million years ago, supersized ants went on a cross-continental trek.

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  6. Intel ISEF 2011 Word Play

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  7. Tech

    Roll, robot, roll

    Caterpillars inspire researchers to build a robot that rolls to safety.

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  8. Animals

    Open eyes, dozing minds

    Scientists find that rats that stay up late are neither fully asleep nor fully awake.

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  9. Kids’ ingenuity honored at Intel ISEF

    Young scientists receive awards in international competition.

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  10. Animals

    Ants aweigh!

    In a flood, fire ants cling together to keep afloat.

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  11. Leroy Hood Word Find

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  12. Earth

    Ash blast

    Tiny particles ejected from a 2010 volcanic eruption pose big problems.

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