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Plants
A Giant Flower’s New Family
The world's largest known flower may be a relative of the poinsettia plant.
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Planets
Strange Neptune
From giant storms and icy geysers to tilted orbits and weird spins, Neptune and its moons have many surprising features.
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Planets
A star’s belt of dust and rocks
Astronomers have obtained hints of a dusty asteroid belt around a nearby star.
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Animals
G-Tunes with a Message
Apes known as gibbons can rearrange the notes of their songs to communicate with one another.
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Fossils
Fossil Forests
The remains of ancient trees can help us better understand the effects of climate change on Earth.
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Tech
Morphing a Wing to Save Fuel
Airplanes of the future might change the shape of their wings as they fly.
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Space
Titan’s Massive Mountains
The Saturn-orbiting Cassini spacecraft has spied a chain of large mountains on Titan.
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Animals
The Littlest Lemurs
Studies of mouse lemurs may tell us something about our own origins.
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Health & Medicine
Smiles Turn Away Colds
A good mood and a relaxed attitude help keep colds away.
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Environment
Earth-friendly fabrics
Shirts made from bamboo, socks made from corn, and jackets made from chicken feathers may be in your fashion future.
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Planets
Back to the moon
NASA unveiled its plans for establishing a base on the moon by the year 2024.
By Emily Sohn