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- Animals
Tool use comes naturally to crows
Certain crows appear to be born with an instinct to make and use tools.
- Earth
Wave of destruction
The recent Indian Ocean tsunami was one of the most deadly and destructive natural disasters in modern times.
- Earth
Digging into a tsunami disaster
A powerful earthquake under the Indian Ocean changed Earth's surface and spin.
- Animals
Geckos’ Sticky Feet Clean Themselves
Tiny hairs on gecko toes can stay nearly dirtfree, helping the lizards cling to ceilings.
- Tech
Riding Sunlight
A solar sail spacecraft relies on sunlight instead of wind to cruise through space.
- Animals
A fallout feast for crabs
Crabs can take advantage of hot, toxic plumes from undersea vents to feed on poisoned plankton.
- Animals
Blotchy face, big-time wasp
If paper wasps pretend to be something they're not, their peers get angry.
- Brain
Swedish Rhapsody
Celebrations honoring the world's top scientists brought students from many countries to Sweden to tour, learn, talk, and party.
- Environment
The birds are falling
The disappearance of many birds could harm ecosystems that depend on them.
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