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With More Food Than Ever, Why Is Hunger On The Rise?

One of the dangers of virtual demand.
By Luke Mitchell Posted 01.29.2013 at 9:00 am 9 Comments
Data Diet

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Will This Fish Transform Medicine?

Why the tiny zebrafish is becoming many researchers’ favorite animal
By Virginia Hughes Posted 01.21.2013 at 12:00 pm 3 Comments
The New Lab Rat

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How Leeches Can Track Down The World's Rarest Animals

Plus: zoology's most wanted.
By Stephanie Warren Posted 01.07.2013 at 5:08 pm 0 Comments
Blood Bank

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A Biologist Tags Ants With Radio Receivers To Track Their Habits

The project will be one of the largest radio-tagging experiments of its kind.
By Amber Williams Posted 01.07.2013 at 4:56 pm 0 Comments
Hairy Wood Ant

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BigPic: An Aircraft-Fire Simulator Goes Up In Smoke

On command, Daddy's Girl Rose Etta II burns down--and burns through 800 gallons of propane.
By Taylor Kubota Posted 01.03.2013 at 6:16 pm 0 Comments
Fire Flight Teaser

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Drone Vision Turns The Ordinary Hunter Into A Sharpshooter

XactSystem tracks your aim, then corrects it.
By Nicole Dyer Posted 01.03.2013 at 4:38 pm 1 Comment
TrackingPoint XactSystem Series

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Why Wild Animals Are Moving Into Cities, And What To Do About It

Global warming and environmental destruction are driving coyotes, bears and mountain lions out of their habitats, but that's only part of the reason why so many animals call the city home.
By John Mahoney Posted 12.19.2012 at 9:01 am 6 Comments
Wild Among Us

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Annotated Machine: How Robots Could Recycle Dead Satellites In Orbit

DARPA's plan to recycle the orbiting satellite graveyard
By Katharine Gammon, Illustration by Kevin Hand Posted 12.14.2012 at 9:00 am 12 Comments

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Technology

Blueprint: A Mini Sub That Could Steer Through The Body

About the size of "Abraham Lincoln’s head on a penny," the device could travel through your body to deliver drugs and take samples.
By Daniel Pivonka as told to Flora Lichtman Posted 12.06.2012 at 2:01 pm 0 Comments
Fantastic Voyage

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Bullet Solves Crime By Tagging Shooters And Snagging Their DNA

Nanomaterials scientists develop a solution to the problem of heat--emitted when a weapon is fired--destroying precious DNA evidence.
By Amber Williams Posted 12.06.2012 at 1:38 pm 1 Comment
Bullet Proof

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How Scientists Turn The Ocean Into A Controlled Laboratory

Manipulating the acidity where a reef lives gives us a window into the effects of climate change.
By Sarah Fecht Posted 12.06.2012 at 11:01 am 1 Comment

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African Elephant's Cataract Operation Is The Biggest Eye Surgery Ever

The elephant, Duchess, goes under the knife, with doctors using custom tools for the rare surgery.
By Amber Williams Posted 12.04.2012 at 10:02 am 1 Comment

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Technology

An Annotated Guide To Mining The Seafloor

Remotely operated excavators for mining in the abyss
By Elbert Chu Posted 11.20.2012 at 10:00 am 14 Comments

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Gray Matter: Smart Chemistry Builds Gluten-Free Bread With Some Bite

Food scientists hunt for the elusive "Goldilocks molecule" that makes gluten-free bread just right.
By Theodore Gray Posted 11.09.2012 at 10:09 am 0 Comments

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How The Science Of Tribology Could Smooth The Way To A Better Energy System

For manufacturers, less friction means more efficiency.
By Luke Mitchell Posted 11.09.2012 at 10:03 am 7 Comments

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