Life

  1. Animals

    Long nose, hopeful future

    A chainsaw-nosed creature of the sea finally earns some protection.

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  2. Tech

    Slip sliming away

    Scientists study how slime helps slugs and snails get around on only one foot.

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  3. Life

    What Comets Are Made Of

    Astronomers are learning a lot from watching a comet break into pieces.

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  4. Animals

    Polar bears in trouble

    Melting ice is bad news for polar bears that live in northern Alaska.

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  5. Animals

    The History of Meow

    Scientists have traced the history of housecats back to a wild species of cat that lived in the Near East thousands of years ago.

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  6. Brain

    Nice Chimps

    Like people, chimpanzees (and babies) seem to help each other out, just because it feels good to be generous.

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  7. Fossils

    A big, weird dino

    A newly discovered genus of feathered dinosaurs was surprisingly huge and heavy for its shape.

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  8. Animals

    News detective: Emily nurses wild animals

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  9. Animals

    Koalas, up close and personal

    By learning more about koalas, people may help save the animals from an uncertain future.

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  10. Animals

    Pothole repair, insect-style

    Army ants forced to travel on a narrow wooden strip throw themselves into holes and allow fellow travelers to race over them.

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  11. Brain

    Baby Talk

    Some infants can tell the difference between two languages just by looking at the speaker's face.

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  12. Animals

    Life on the Down Low

    The first scientific survey of organisms in the deep waters off Antarctica has discovered lots of life.

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