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Water May Not Run Uphill, But it Practically Flies Off New Surface

Engineering researchers have crafted a flat surface that refuses to get wet. They have achieved a "nearly perfect hydrophobic interface" by reproducing, on small bits of flat plastic, the shape and patterns of the minute hairs that grow on the bodies of spiders. More

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Globe Still in Grip of Addiction

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Ten Days to Save Hearing After Deafening Sound

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Defining Viral RNA Cap Structure

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'Ministrokes' May Cause More Damage Than Thought

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Our Brains Dislike Inequality, Even When It's in Our Favor

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Sea Turtle Travel: Study Shows How Hatchlings Use their Flippers to Move Quickly on Sand
Researchers conduct the first field study showing how endangered loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings use their limbs to move quickly on a variety of terrains in order to reach the ocean.

Natural Antioxidants Give Top Barn Swallows a Leg Up on Competitors
New study indicates North American barn swallows outperform their peers in reproduction by maintaining a positive balance of antioxidants commonly sold in health food stores.

New Clues Found Linking Larger Animals to Colder Climates
Researchers find that ecological factors can now be added to physiology to explain why animals grow bigger in the cold.

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