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Deep Quakes

October 26, 2001

Exploring how the abundant mineral olivine changes to spinel in the earth's mantle could unlock the …

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Wealth of Nations

October 25, 2001

Countries with frost benefit with less disease, better soil, leading to richer economies

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Aging Genes

October 24, 2001

Gene expression changes negatively as we age, but in rats, cutting calories reverses some of those …

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Hot Clouds

October 23, 2001

Studying how clouds affect sunlight can lead to better understanding of Earth's climate.

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Biological Antifreeze

October 22, 2001

Making analogs of an Arctic fish's antifreeze protein could lead to biologically safe antifreeze.

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Earthquake History

October 19, 2001

Digging into the ground around faults reveal evidence of earthquakes up to 20,000 years ago, and …

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Cranes and Planes

October 18, 2001

Teaching baby whooping cranes to fly behind an ultralight to learn how they're supposed to migrate.

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Vanishing Cloud

October 17, 2001

Corporation has created a powder that can absorb all of the moisture in a cloud, making it …

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Spinach and Sight

October 16, 2001

The photosynthesis photoreceptors in spinach may be used to replace diseased-damaged photoreceptors …

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Mars Models

October 15, 2001

Creating and testing Mars-like sedimentary rocks to learn about geology on Mars.

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Artificial Nerve Networks

October 12, 2001

Creating tiny, working networks of rat brain cells on glass.

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Adaptive Optics

October 11, 2001

Bendable mirrors that can deform to provide a clearer view of the stars

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