This Week in the Future, June 18-22, 2012
Are the raging mice duking it out with the stressed grasshoppers to save the world, or destroy it? Either way,...

Are the raging mice duking it out with the stressed grasshoppers to save the world, or destroy it? Either way, it doesn’t take away from the magnificence of this illustration.
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- The Battle Over Climate Science
- The Struggle to Image NFL Players’ Brains While They’re Still Alive
- Study of Angry Mice Could Find Drugs to Prevent Pathological Rage
- Stressed-Out Grasshoppers Can Damage the Entire Ecosystem
And don’t forget to check out our other favorite stories of the week:
- Archive Gallery: PopSci’s Love Affair With Coral
- How Wireless Charging Will Keep Toxic Waste Out of Landfills
- Scientists Outsmart the Immune System to Better Match People with Organs
- Samsung Galaxy S III Review: A Phone in Need of an Editor
- How Innovation Goes Viral
- Chinese Construction Company to Build World’s New Tallest Building In a Three-Month Timeframe
- Samsung Galaxy S III Review: A Phone in Need of an Editor
- Invent Your Own Anything: A Step-By-Step Guide
- Voyager 1, Moving Ever Closer to Solar System’s Edge, Hit By Rapidly Increasing Amounts of Cosmic Rays