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On the International Space Station, Glow-in-the-Dark Plants Let You Know When They’re Stressed
To fight climate change or to grow crops in space, we need to know how plants respond to stress
Seahorses Inspire New Armor Designs
The plates that line seahorse tails have to be both flexible enough to grasp and rigid enough to defend themselves from predators
You Think the NFL Has Brain Injury Problems? The Military Has it Way Worse
Thousands of soldiers return home from cobalt with traumatic brain injuries - many without even realizing it
Is It Ever OK To Euthanize a Baby?
In Holland, some doctors and parents say the answer is yes
Breast Milk Protein Could Help Fight Superbug
By delivering antibiotics alongside a protein found in breast milk, researchers could fight MRSA in mice
This Camera Looks at the World Through an Insect’s Eyes
With 180 individual lenses, this new camera mimics an insect's compound eye
The Internet on the Battlefield Could Be Way Better
On the battlefield, having internet to communicate with one another, control objects and weapons, and calculate positions can be extremely important
Some Shoppers Actively Avoid ‘Green’ Products
While energy efficiency and green labeling is a popular marketing strategy today, this strategy can polarize some conservative customers
Hurricane Sandy Spilled 11 Billion Gallons of Sewage
Enough sewage to fill a 41 food deep pool the size of Central Park spilled out during Hurricane Sandy
High Fructose Corn Syrup May Be Partly Responsible for Bees’ Collapsing Colonies
High fructose corn syrup, the sugary compound in soda, is also fed to bees
How Bone-Eating Zombie Worms Drill Through Whale Skeletons
The worms use a "bone-melting acid" that frees up the nutrients within both whale and fish bones
To Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Order Your Groceries Online
Ordering groceries online for delivery cuts carbon emissions by half when compared with traveling to the store by car
In 2010, Malaria Killed 660,000 People, And Now It’s Resistant to the Drugs We Use to Fight It
Scientists have discovered a drug-resistant strain of malaria, and it's spreading
Why Guppies Seem to Have a Death Wish
Aquarium-leaping guppies don't necessarily want to die, they're just trying to colonize the next pond over
The Center of the Earth Is as Hot as the Sun
1,800 degrees warmer than we previously thought, the Earth's core is super hot
Ancient Australia’s First Settlers Probably Came There On Purpose
Rather some chance encounter with the continent down under, researchers think that the original migrants set out to deliberately colonize Australia
Ancient Maya Were Cultural Sponges
Rather than the Maya influencing the Olmec or vice versus, similarities between their cultures represent a general shift in ancient Mesoamerica
Playing Video Games Can Cure Your Lazy Eye
A special version of Tetris can help adults with a lazy eye see
The ‘FlipperBot’ Is Almost as Cute as the Baby Sea Turtles It Mimics
This bio-inspired robot could help conserve and restore beaches as well as teach us about how our ancient aquatic ancestors evolved to walk on land
This Is How the New Bird Flu Could Get to You
If H7N9 learns to transmit from person to person, here is how it could spread around the world
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