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  1. Tech

    New device can harvest clean energy from humid air anywhere

    Unlike solar power, this new source of electricity is available day or night.

    By Laura Allen
  2. Animals

    How artificial intelligence could help us talk to animals

    AI translates human languages with ease. Researchers are now using this tech to analyze the sounds of whales, rodents and many other animals.

    By Kathryn Hulick
  3. Tech

    What is my pet saying? Scientists are working to find out

    Researchers are using artificial intelligence for pet-translation apps. One day, it might put into words what our furry friends are vocalizing.

    By Kathryn Hulick
  4. Space

    Experiment: A puzzling parallax helps stargazers

    In this project, we explore how perspective, or parallax, can be used to measure the distances to objects such as stars.

    By Science Buddies
  5. Health & Medicine

    Stem cells can help build lab-grown organs that mimic real life

    Making such organoids with 3-D printing and other tech can help researchers learn more about many troubling and potentially deadly disorders.

    By Erin Garcia de Jesús
  6. Animals

    This bird nest becomes a ‘fortress’ using antibird spikes

    The spikes were meant to keep birds away. But five nests found in Europe may use the bird deterrents for structure and to scare off predators.

    By Luis Melecio-Zambrano
  7. Physics

    Scientists Say: Radio Waves

    Lightning, stars, supermassive black holes and more give off radio waves.

    By Maria Temming
  8. Tech

    High-tech solar ‘leaves’ create green fuels from the sun

    Chemists make a liquid alternative to fossil fuels from carbon dioxide, water and the sun. Their trick? They use a new type of artificial leaf.

    By Laura Allen
  9. Earth

    Canada’s Crawford Lake seems to mark when the Anthropocene began

    Mud at the bottom of this lake holds a record showing how humanity has been changing our planet. But the Anthropocene isn’t an official new epoch yet.

    By McKenzie Prillaman
  10. Tech

    A ‘mini cyclone’ helps detect coronavirus in the air

    A new device can detect from seven to 35 coronavirus particles per liter of air in minutes. That’s close to a PCR test’s sensitivity — but much quicker.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  11. Tech

    New thermal ‘cloak’ keeps spaces from getting too hot or too cold

     A prototype fabric could help keep cars, buildings and other spaces cooler during heat waves while also reducing greenhouse-gas emissions.

    By Skyler Ware
  12. Chemistry

    Scientists Say: Valence electrons

    These far-out electrons do the hard work when it comes to chemical reactions.

    By Katie Grace Carpenter
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