All Stories
- Physics
Challenging the forces of nature
Young scientists competed in several science challenges to understand and tame the forces of nature.
- Environment
Forests as a tsunami shield
Trees appear to protect seaside settlements from the worst effects of a tsunami.
- Brain
Reading Body Language
The emotion that your body shows may have a stronger effect than what your face says.
- Animals
Fishing for Giant Squid
An underwater camera has snapped the first pictures of a live giant squid.
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- Animals
Sea lilies on the run
A video shows that sea animals known as stalked crinoids do more than just creep along.
- Tech
A change in time
To help save energy, daylight saving time in the year 2007 will start earlier and end later than it does now.
- Tech
Robots on the Road, Again
Five driverless vehicles completed a 130-mile race across rugged desert terrain.
- Animals
A Spider’s Taste for Blood
Certain jumping spiders prey on mosquitoes that have drawn blood from animals.
- Health & Medicine
From stem cell to any cell
The search is on for ways to use stem cells to treat injuries and cure diseases.
- Humans
Stone tablet may solve Maya mystery
A panel covered with hieroglyphs appears to connect little-known ruins with an ancient Maya city.
- Planets
Saturn’s Spongy Moon
Close-up views of Saturn's moon Hyperion reveal a strangely cratered surface that looks spongy.
