Wood Water Filters
Wood removes organic contaminants from polluted runoff.
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Biting Insects
Tropical wasps bite each other to divide labor, may be form of insect communication, not bullying.
Math Anxiety
Students anxious about math do worse on tests, even when they know the material, because their …
Robotic Scorpion
A robot modelled after a scorpion that can be used to spy under harsh, desert-like conditions.
Smell and Behavior
Teasing out how the nose works and how the sense of smell is important in everyday life.
Computer Personality Test
Psychologists will give an artificially intelligent machine named GAC (developed by the Mindpixel …
Cause and Effect
Seeing an effect, people will think they've also seen the cause.
Friendly Microbes
Bacteria in your gut change how your genes express themselves, making it easier for other friendly …
Zeolites
Special compounds might one day be used to trap dangerous, radioactive contamination in soil.
Mars Garden
Genetically engineered plants can tell us a lot about Mars' atmosphere and pave the way for human …