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How Butterfly Wings Inspire Innovation
Scientists believe the iridescent wings of the morphos butterfly could be used in technology to benefit humans (1:44)
The First Animal to Survive in Space
Tardigrades or "Water bears" are the only creatures that can survive the extreme conditions in the vacuum of outer space (7:54)
This Artist Essentially Made a Real Life Iron Man Suit
Kogoro Kurata, an artist and blacksmith, channeled his inner Tony Stark and created "Kuratas," an armored robot that can be operated by pretty much anyone (2:21)
Where Is Malaria the Deadliest?
Click on a country to look at the stark statistics compiled by the World Health organization
Part II — How Many Times Do They Pass the Ball?
Even after people have seen researcher Daniel Simons’ first video, they still are stunned by the second (1:42)
How Many Times Do They Pass the Ball?
Before reading the story, watch Daniel Simons' famous video on selective attention (1:22)
A Flight Through the Universe
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey recently released the largest ever 3-D map of the sky with some 540,000 galaxies (1:48)
What Jurassic Park Got Wrong About Raptors
Forget the scaly skin, real raptors had feathers and, according to one paleontologist, looked a lot more like “prehistoric kickboxing killer turkeys” (2:58)
Rovers Raise the Bar
Space rovers can see more detailed information and travel further than humans (1:31)
Curiosity's Journey to Mars
NASA's Curiosity rover traveled 154 million miles and will now begin the search for the ingredients of life on the red planet (6:35)
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