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Nov. 07, 2014

U.S. High-Speed Internet Lags Behind on Price, Cost

For less than $40 a month, residents of Seoul, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Bucharest, and Paris can enjoy lightning-fast Internet download and upload speeds of 1,000 Mbps.

Apple Science, From American Beauty to Zestar

Between new crosses and old heritage varieties, there’s a world of apples beyond the Red Delicious.

George Washington Carver: Renaissance Man

Carver was a painter, singer, and piano teacher, taught farmers the virtues of crop rotation, and developed hundreds of recipes for peanuts, sweet potatoes, soybeans and pecans.

Piecing Together the Puzzle of Insect Evolution

One hundred researchers studied 144 insect species to fill in the blanks of insects’ evolutionary history.

Opening Up the Synthetic Biology Toolkit

Synthetic biologist Christopher Voigt and biotechnologist Stephen Streatfield discuss current trends in synthetic biology.

Spilling Our Guts: Decreased Diversity in the Human Microbiome

How can hospital stays and the evolution from apes to humans change the diversity of our microbiome?

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I'm Not a Dinosaur, I Just Play One on Stage

A behind-the-scenes look at how the cast and crew of Walking with Dinosaurs - The Arena Spectacular brings life-size dinosaurs to life in an theatrical setting.    Read about how the team behind Walking With Dinosaurs co...

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