Angst and the deep-sea angler fish
By Andrea Baird

Determined to spend this winter curled up in front of a fireplace with a lover and a glass of wine instead of (once again) in front of my radiator with a ski-hat and a book, I decided to search the scientific literature for tips from the animal kingdom on how to find myself a mate. [read more]

Slicing up spam by Tai Viinikka
Full of hot air by Kelly Young
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Grafting hope
By Stu Hutson

It’s 7:30 p.m, just a little after bedtime for most of the children at the Boston Shriners Burn Hospital. Pictures of fuzzy animals and popular cartoon characters don the walls. A few nurses calmly stroll along wearing candy-store colors. Down the hall, there’s a playroom with all the toys a kid could ever ask for. [read more]

Photo studio in utero by Emily Huhn
Technology in a bottle by Carrie Lock
Bluejack City by Ryan Olson
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Beetlemania
By Chris German, Ryan Olson and Kelly Young
Scientists from Harvard have established one of the world’s largest insect collections. Now they are sharing thousands of specimens with researchers world-wide – using the Internet.

 

Ditching the doctor by Michelle Hogan
Cleaning up SUVs by Katy Love
Designed to fail by Carrie Lock
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