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  1. Tech

    Smart Windows

    High-tech windows can change from clear to dark and back again at the touch of a button.

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  2. Chemistry

    Atom Hauler

    Specially designed molecules can pick up and move around bunches of atoms on a surface.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    Taste Messenger

    Sensing a flavor requires an energy molecule to carry information from taste buds to nerves.

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  4. Math

    Wired for Math

    Our brains seem to come equipped with systems for estimating amounts and adding numbers.

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  5. Physics

    A butterfly’s electric glow

    The brilliant color of some butterfly wings comes from tiny scales that absorb and give off light in a special way.

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  6. Fossils

    Some Dinos Dined on Grass

    Evidence taken from fossilized dinosaur poop shows that some of these reptiles ate grass.

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  7. Physics

    Earth’s lowly rumble

    From rumbling volcanoes to grumbling elephants, scientists are eavesdropping on the lowest sounds on Earth.

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  8. Chemistry

    Smelly Traps for Lampreys

    Researchers tap into a sea lamprey's sense of smell to keep these fish under control.

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  9. Space

    Gravity Tractor as Asteroid Mover

    A huge spacecraft could use its gravity to keep an asteroid from hitting Earth.

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  10. Plants

    Nature’s Alphabet

    Plants, animals, and other natural objects may bear patterns that resemble letters, numbers, and other figures.

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  11. Planets

    Pluto’s New Moons

    Astronomers have spotted two objects that may be previously unknown moons of Pluto.

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  12. Animals

    Mouse Songs

    Male mice appear to string together chirpy, high-pitched noises to create songs.

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