All Stories
- Animals
Wintering apart, returning together
Birds that fly off to different places in winter can still manage to return home at the same time in spring.
- Space
A dusty birthplace
Evidence of separate bands of dust suggests the presence of a planet orbiting a young star.
- Tech
A taste for cheese
Researchers aim for cheese that is tastier, more nutritious, and easier to make than those now available.
- Space
Clash of the galaxies
An X-ray image unveils an immense collision between two huge clusters of galaxies.
- Genetics
Gene sleuths track down ivory sources
DNA testing of a tusk's ivory can help identify where the elephant came from.
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- Fossils
Hunting by sucking, long ago
An ancient sea creature with a snakelike neck may have sucked up its prey.
- Earth
Drilling deep for fuel
Stores of natural gas created by high temperatures and pressures may nestle deep in Earth's mantle.
- Climate
Recipe for a hurricane
Predicting how, when, and where major storms will occur can help save lives.
- Brain
Nature May Nurture Paying Attention
A green environment can help kids with attention disorders concentrate.
- Planets
A very distant planet says “cheese”
A small red spot may be the first picture ever taken of a planet outside the solar system.
- Space
Searching for alien life
A robot rover practices looking for alien life by trekking across the world's driest desert.
