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Turtle Roadkill

January 23, 2003

Enough turtles get killed while crossing roads each year to hurt the species.

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Adolescent Slowdown

January 22, 2003

Kids entering puberty have a harder time processing emotional information.

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Drying Dishes

January 21, 2003

Why does plastic dry faster than glass? (Because water beads on plastic, lowering the surface area …

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Robotic Dog

January 20, 2003

A robotic dog could act as a companion for elderly people.

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Ice Cream Tech Roundup

January 17, 2003

Acoustic freezer for ice cream parlors cools with sound, and a wireless sensor monitors organ …

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Gas Giant Origins

January 16, 2003

A new model for the formation of gas giant planets explains why so many have been discovered …

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Horse Bones

January 15, 2003

Getting design ideas for aircraft parts by studying the holes in horse bones

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Spinning World

January 14, 2003

Why don't human activities make the Earth unbalanced as it spins on its axis? (They don't move as …

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Mighty Rice

January 13, 2003

Genetically engineering rice to produce a sugar called trehalose makes the rice hardier.

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Healthy Living Roundup

January 10, 2003

Big portions make us eat more, inactivity is worse than overweight, and exercising to music boosts …

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Shark Test

January 9, 2003

A DNA test can identify species of sharks from just a small piece of fin or flesh.

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Changing Neutrinos

January 8, 2003

Results from the KamLAND experiment show that neutrinos can change Òflavors.Ó

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