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The Mystery of the World’s Loneliest Penguins Jan 20, 2021

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A small group of king penguins have appeared on Martillo Island in Argentina. How they got there, and whether they will stay, is unknown.

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How Long Would It Take for a 747 to Stop, Like in Tenet? Jan 19, 2021

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The airplane in the movie is stripped down and doesn't have all of its brakes installed, making the calculations even more fun.

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Climate Change Is Turning Cities Into Ovens Jan 18, 2021

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A new model estimates that by 2100, cities across the world could warm as much as 4.4 degrees Celsius. It’s a deadly consequence of the “heat island” effect.

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These Adorable Fish Robots Form Schools Like the Real Thing Jan 15, 2021

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Meet Bluebot, a friendly swimming robot with big camera eyes. Put a few in a tank together and they’ll collaborate to complete surprisingly complex tasks.

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This Drone Sniffs Out Odors With a Real Moth Antenna Jan 14, 2021

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Researchers slap a living antenna on a drone to give the machine an insanely keen sense of smell. Ladies and gentlemen, meet the “Smellicopter.”

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In a Pandemic, Medical Illustrators Made Science Accessible Jan 13, 2021

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With lots of research, arrows, and an inviting color palette, artists helped transform complex research into useful information.

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A Bold Plan to Save the Last Whitebark Pines Jan 12, 2021

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The high-altitude tree is vital to its ecosystem, but it’s being decimated by a fungus. Its admirers are fusing old and new methods to bring it back.

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A New Field Guide for Earth’s Wild Microbes Jan 11, 2021

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The most massive database of microbial gene sequences so far shows that the tree of life is much larger than we knew.

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2020 Was a Breakout Year for Crispr Jan 08, 2021

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Between glimpses of a medical cure and winning science’s shiniest prize, this proved to the gene-editing technology’s biggest year yet.

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A Unique Alliance Could Help Warn Us of Toxic Algae Jan 07, 2021

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In Washington state, scientists, coastal communities, and state agencies are banding together to manage the growing threat of harmful algal blooms.

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