All Stories
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Space
Ready, set, supernova
For the first time, scientists have caught a star in the act of exploding.
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Health & Medicine
Music in the brain
Scientists have uncovered a pattern of brain activity that may tune up musical improvisation.
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Ecosystems
When fungi and algae marry
Lichens live in nearly every environment on Earth, but scientists are still discovering basic information about them.
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Earth
Deep history
Scientists have gained new clues about when the Grand Canyon formed.
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Tech
Cell phone tattlers
DNA evidence left on cell phones can help detectives solve crimes.
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Chemistry
Hair detectives
Scientists have found a way to figure out where a person is from and where he or she has been, just by looking at samples of the person's hair.
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Animals
Deep krill
Scientists were surprised to find Antarctic krill lurking at the bottom of the sea.
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Animals
A ‘book’ on every living thing
The biggest encyclopedia ever, with an entry for every living species, is available now at a computer near you.
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Planets
Mercury unveiled
A new mission to Mercury is revealing surprising, never-before-seen details about the innermost planet.
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Fossils
Flight without sonar
An ancient bat fossil suggests that bats were flying before they were echolocating.
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Fossils
Tiny pterodactyl
Scientists working in China have found the remains of the smallest pterodactyl ever known.
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Animals
The other side of the zoo fence
Zoo designers work hard to make exhibits safe and enjoyable—for people as well as animals.
By Emily Sohn