Research in Action
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Creating an Indoor EarthquakeEngineers get ready to shake a six-story condominium building
By Josh Chamot Published
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Megalodon Watched After Its Babies, TooEven the largest shark on record needed a "safe-zone" for its young.
By Paul Ramey Published
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Mass-Production Sends Robot Insects FlyingInsect robot creation method inspired by children's pop-up books.
By Caroline Perry Published
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Against the Arapaima, the Piranha Scores but Doesn't WinPut a school of starving piranha and a 300-pound (130 kilogram) fish together, and who comes out the winner?
By Ioana Patringenaru Published
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Before-And-After Picture of an Earthquake ZoneSee the Pescadores Fault before and after a quake.
By Cheryl Dybas Published
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Conservation: A Popularity Contest?We know less about small species like the anemonefish than larger animals.
By Loren McClenachan Published
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Healthy Monkeys Brains May Hold Key to Curing Alzheimer'sResearchers are studying the resistance of monkeys and apes to Alzheimer's in order to protect human brains from the devastating disease.
By Rebecca F. Rosen Published
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Toxic Turnaround With ManganeseResearchers discovered that manganese, a metal and an essential nutrient, helps protect cells against certain toxins.
By Emily Carlson Published
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Bacterial 'Glue' is One of Nature's Stickiest SubstancesThe tiny water bacterium Caulobacter crescentus secretes a sugary substance so sticky that just a tiny bit could hold several cars together.
By Emily Carlson Published
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