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If you were collecting the news, what would you ask your sources? Now, are the answers to these questions in the stories you read? If not, maybe you’re looking for news in the wrong places.
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Some people needed boats to deal with catastrophic flooding, seen here, due to Tropical Storm Harvey’s astounding downpours in Texas last week. Such mega-storms could become more common, scientists worry.
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Bird eggs come in a wide variety of shapes, sizes and colors. A new study finds that northern birds in colder climates tend to have darker eggs.
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Scientists are looking at how plants turn sunlight into sugars — a process known as photosynthesis — as a model for cleaner ways to produce energy for people and industry. Their research even suggests ways people can help plants photosynthesize more efficiently.
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Piranhas (one shown in this CT image) and their close relatives, pacus, store rows of extra teeth in their jaws. A new study shows how the fish lose and regrow all the teeth on one side of the mouth at a time.
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This is the type of muscle-like meaty structure that scientists hope to one day achieve with lab-grown alternatives.
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In the periodic table, elements are lined up by atomic number, the number of protons they have. An element’s location in the table relates to its reactivity and how its electrons are arranged.
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This “twin tower” periodic table is everywhere — in classrooms and museums, even on T-shirts and coffee mugs. Chemists everywhere consult it to understand chemical relationships, to look for data and to plan experiments.
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Elsa sprinkles snowflakes on her salamander friend. Perhaps her magic touch is what kicks off snowflake formation, taking cold humid air and turning it into ice crystals.
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