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Brain
Music lessons for the brain
Taking music lessons may help you become a little bit smarter.
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Fossils
Fingerprinting fossils
Researchers can find out in what kind of soil a fossil was originally buried.
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Physics
The pressure of scuba diving
If done without proper precautions, scuba diving can be a painful experience.
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Psychology
Roller coaster thrills
Riding roller coasters is about the need that some people have to seek thrills and take risks.
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Brain
A dog’s amazingly large vocabulary
A border collie named Rico recognizes a surprisingly large number of words.
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Environment
A newspaper’s hidden cost
Getting a newspaper electronically would be much better for the planet than receiving the paper version.
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Tech
The Incredible Shrunken Kids
Researchers are using nanotechnology to develop superfast computers, amazing materials, and tiny robots.
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Earth
Distant quake changes geyser eruptions
An Alaskan earthquake changed the timing of geysers thousands of miles away.
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Tech
Spinach power for solar cells
A solar cell based on chemicals taken from spinach and bacteria converts light into electricity.
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Tech
The Incredible Shrunken Kids
Researchers are using nanotechnology to develop superfast computers, amazing materials, and tiny robots.
By Emily Sohn -
Tech
Spinach Power for Solar Cells
A solar cell based on chemicals taken from spinach and bacteria converts light into electricity.
By Emily Sohn -
Earth
Distant Quake Changes Geyser Eruptions
An Alaskan earthquake changed the timing of geysers thousands of miles away.
By Emily Sohn