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Space

A galaxy far, far, far away

Astronomers have glimpsed some of the most distant galaxies yet found.

Environment

Cliff snails and rock climbers

Rock climbers can accidentally wipe out communities of cliff snails.

Fossils

Dino-dining dinosaurs

Some dinosaurs may have actually eaten each other.

Animals

Childhood chills give bees six left feet

If the bees are raised in cold temperatures, their dancing skills seem to go down the drain.

Brain

Watching the Brain Learn to Read

As kids learn to read, the left side of the brain gradually takes over from the right.

Health & Medicine

Sea Kids See Clearly Underwater

Sea-gypsy children spend so much time swimming that their eyes have adapted to improve vision underwater.

Fossils

Fossil fly from Antarctica

A tiny fly fossil has turned up about 500 kilometers from the South Pole.

Earth

Riding to Earth’s core

A scientist has thought up a way to send a probe deep into Earth.

Tech

Eating up foul sewage smells

Bacteria can break down the chemical responsible for sewage's rotten-egg smell.

Earth

Quick quake alerts

A system of detectors could provide a few seconds warning that an earthquake is coming.

Animals

Shoot the poop

Some caterpillars get rid of their waste with ballistic force.

Health & Medicine

Gut germs to the rescue

Many of the bacteria that live in our intestines may help keep us healthy.