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Bug-Eating Plants
Why do some plants eat bugs? (They live in nutrient-poor habitats; bugs have lots of nutrients.)
Subvocal Speech
Detecting the silent nerve signals used for speech to aid communication in noisy environments.
Bone Roundup
Oyster blood carries the raw material for making shell and bone, and covering titanium joints with …
WWII Tree Disease
A fungus brought by American troops during World War II infected Italian trees.
Soil and Global Warming
Soil can be made to retain carbon, which would help prevent global warming.
Smell Roundup
A computer that sends smells over the Internet, and a cannon that shoots odors from 12 feet away.
Predicting Fingerprints
A mathematical model predicts fingerprint patterns based on biological factors.
Twinkling Stars
Why do stars twinkle? (Atmospheric turbulence bends the light, and our pupils are small.)