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Shod for Snow

Whether they’re strapping on traditional or high-tech footgear, snowshoers are mushing into winter

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Charting the Terrain of Touch

At MIT’s Laboratory for Human and Machine Haptics, researchers are probing the inner workings of our hands

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Will the Kitchen Please Shut Up!

Talking oven mitts, anyone? At the Counter Intelligence Project, research wizards are creating the culinary gizmos of tomorrow

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Piloting Pint-size Planes

Across the country, weekend aviators are sending their remote-controlled model aircraft soaring

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Protect and Serve

In a small town that practices community policing, officers faithfully fulfill their mission with courage and compassion

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Oh, My Aching Back

At the University of Vermont, scientists work to pinpoint the source of your pain

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In Vermont, a Valiant Stand for Freedom

At Mount Independence, heroic Americans held off the British in a confrontation that changed the course of the Revolutionary War

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Review of ‘Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World’

Review of ‘Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World’

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Near and Far, We’re Waving the Banner for Flags

Across time and distance, these colorful emblems fluttering in the breeze are symbols steeped in our history and our cultures

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Unearthing Secrets Locked Deep Inside Each Fistful of Soil

To scientists at the National Soil Tilth Lab in Ames, Iowa, it’s not just dirt they are probing — it’s the planet’s sustaining surface

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