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  1. Tech

    A satellite of your own

    Some kids are getting a chance to design, build, and launch an Earth-orbiting satellite.

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  2. Animals

    Cannibal Crickets

    Hunger and danger keep a certain type of cricket hopping along in large swarms.

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  3. Space

    Spotlight on an Exploding Star

    A sudden burst of radiation has drawn astronomers to the early stages of a star explosion.

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  4. Health & Medicine

    Taking a Spill for Science

    Studying how and why people fall provides insights into movement and balance.

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  5. Humans

    Big woman of the distant past

    A Stone Age skeleton represents our largest known female ancestor.

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  6. Planets

    Storm on Saturn

    A spacecraft photographed the most powerful storm ever seen on Saturn.

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  7. Environment

    Coral gardens

    An expedition to an undersea mountain reveals large corals, brilliant sponges, and other strange sea creatures.

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  8. Planets

    Sizing up Pluto’s moon

    Pluto's rocky moon Charon appears to lack an atmosphere.

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  9. Animals

    Killer Flatworms Hunt with Poison

    A newly discovered flatworm uses poison to hunt small, shelled sea creatures.

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  10. Computing

    Programming with Alice

    Creating animated movies provides a fun way to learn how to program a computer.

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  11. Tech

    Beyond bar codes

    A new tracking technology uses plastic tags that pick up and respond to radio waves.

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  12. Fossils

    A dino king’s ancestor

    Researchers have unearthed remains of the oldest known dinosaur of the tyrannosaur family.

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