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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.

October 15, 2001

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

October 11, 2001

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

October 3, 2001

Measuring fertilizer runoff from a lab-lawn to see how much gets into drinking water, etc.

October 1, 2001

Matching cheetah mates with the most diversified DNA to perpetuate the species

September 28, 2001

Preventing programmed cell death makes tomatoes resistant to black mold.

September 24, 2001

Technology developed to sharpen astronomical images can be used on images of the retina.

September 21, 2001

Squeezing minerals in a heavy press provides clues about what happens deep inside the earth

September 18, 2001

Why aren't guinea pigs used as research animals anymore? (They are, but in fewer numbers.)

September 10, 2001

Engineering crops that can withstand worm attacks.

August 29, 2001

Studying the chemicals responsible for re-setting the body's internal clock

August 24, 2001

Traditional foods provide elderly Navajos with adequate calcium for strong bones.