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  1. Tech

    The Incredible Shrunken Kids

    Researchers are using nanotechnology to develop superfast computers, amazing materials, and tiny robots.

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  2. 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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  3. Earth

    Distant Quake Changes Geyser Eruptions

    An Alaskan earthquake changed the timing of geysers thousands of miles away.

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  4. Physics

    Project music

    From hard rock to country and classical, music comes into play in several award-winning science projects.

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  5. Planets

    Witnessing a Rare Venus Eclipse

    On June 8, Venus will cross in front of the sun for the first time since 1882.

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  6. Animals

    Hippo sweat is natural sunscreen

    Hippo "sweat" contains substances that fight microbes and screen out ultraviolet light.

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  7. Space

    Older Stars, New Age for the Universe

    The oldest stars appear to be about a billion years older than astronomers had estimated.

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  8. Plants

    Plants travel wind highways

    Some plants can hitchhike along invisible freeways of wind to reach distant places.

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  9. Tech

    Spin, Splat, and Scramble

    Studies of games, sports, and puzzles lead to award-winning science projects.

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  10. Animals

    Prime time for cicadas

    Researchers are tracking down why some types of cicadas emerge in vast numbers only once every 17 years.

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  11. Brain

    Little Toys, Supersize Mistakes

    Toddlers sometimes treat small objects, such as toy cars or dollhouse chairs, as if they're much larger.

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  12. Fossils

    Ancient critter caught shedding Its skin

    A fossil reveals that ancient animals shed their skin, just as insects and crustaceans do today.

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