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New device blends secrets of beetles and cacti to pull water from fog

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Engineers learned from unique surfaces in nature to create an aluminum foil that harvests water from the air

Kristopher Benke, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

A breathing tube through the butt could be an alternative to mechanical ventilators

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Inspired by animals that breathe through their butts, scientists show that mammals can also harness the incredible breathing ability of our butts

Simon Spichak, Neuroscience

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The twisted math of knot theory can help you tell an overhand knot from an unknot

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It's knot always easy to tell if two knots are the same

Rebecca Lea Morris, Mathematics

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The butyrate produced by your gut bugs is good for your health

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Elise Cutts, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Bats are born knowing the speed of sound

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Kristina Muise, University of Winnipeg

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There's something in the water, and it's killing America's national bird

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Irene Zhang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Inside the complicated, messy world of pet cloning

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Biologically, cloning an animal is relatively straightforward. But can a clone ever be exactly like the original beloved pet?

Cosmo Bjorkenheim

New drug addresses long overlooked "negative" symptoms of schizophrenia

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Elizabeth Burnette, University of California, Los Angeles

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