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Black Market Avocados, Exercise-Enhanced Memory, and a Heat-Powered Polymer

A crime wave in New Zealand is targeting avocados. Exercise a few hours after studying may enhance memory recall. Plus, heating this polymer to human body temperature can make it do some heavy lifting.

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Textalyzer, Future of Oil, Musk to Mars

New 'textalyzer' tech aims to catch distracted drivers and Saudi Arabia will attempt to lessen its addiction to oil. Plus, Elon Musk steers Dragon 2 toward possible 2018 Mars landing. Learn more abou...

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Chernobyl’s Wildlife, “Game of Thrones” Deaths, and Hydras’ Wound Mouths

A computer might have just predicted who will survive in “Game of Thrones.” Researchers have figured out how tiny, mouthless hydras use wounds to eat prey. Plus, it’s been 30 years since the Chernobyl...

25 Huhti 20168min

Microbots, Babies’ Trust, and Lead Contamination

Tiny, reusable robots could help remove lead from our water supply, and we explain why lead contamination is happening in the first place. Plus, very young children can identify corrupt characters – b...

25 Huhti 20168min