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Creating synthetic organisms with specially-tailored genomes is a long way off, but the first synthetic eukaryotic chromosome is a big step forward
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Spending more of your day standing could reduce the risk of obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer
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From a photo of a tick biting flesh to a closeup of a kidney stone, the 18 winners of the 2014 Wellcome Image Awards highlight objects we don't usually see
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Goats are not just cute and somewhat comical, but also surprisingly intelligent, new research finds
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Using sounds from "donors," scientists are constructing personalized voices for those who can't speak
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Photographer Sabine Pearlman exposes the surprisingly delicate innards of rounds of ammunition
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The balance of reds and greens reflects the amount of tiny particles in the atmosphere, scientists say
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See why they call it Tornado Alley, but don't be fooled into thinking a tornado can't happen in your own backyard
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May Berenbaum, of the University of Illinois, explains where the science goes wrong in these seven films—all featuring arthropod antagonists
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From the Middle East to the Caribbean to Australia, people around the world are dealing with water scarcity
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After her mother consumed two other cubs, staff took the unprecedented step of raising her themselves
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Artist Janet Echelman combines ancient techniques with modern technology to create her largest-ever net sculpture for TED's 30th anniversary
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New research says our olfactory system is far more sensitive than we thought
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Thirty years ago, astronauts set out on the first untethered space odyssey
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Biologists are in a race to locate and identify new species as habitats become victim to an industrialized world
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On Twitter and Facebook, which spreads quickest: joy, sadness or disgust?
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The research into the relationship between quick thinking and methodical reasoning could take some time to decipher
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The 'Anzu wyliei' species looks like a cross between a chicken and a lizard
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A handful of ingenious methods have been used to detect the planets too far away for us to see
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To survive the dry season, yellow-bellied sea snakes severely dehydrate until the wet season brings freshwater for them to lap up from the ocean's surface
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