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Hunters and elders spend decades next to narwhals, whales, seals and other animals and provide important traditional knowledge that yields ecological insights in the fast-changing Arctic
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A look at the state of flight in 1913 from the archives of Scientific American
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A trip to Iceland and a flight over the Sahara Desert help an atmospheric scientist study dust particles that seed clouds
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The new railroad terminal was heralded as the "Gateway to America's Greatest City" when it opened on February 1, 1913
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Under a polarizing light microscope, chondrules—melted bits of silicate-rich material in meteorites—turn slices of the space rocks into bedazzling art
By Ricki Rusting | Jan 23, 2013 | 1
Explorers venture into uncharted territory to help scientists map Antarctica’s emperor penguin population from space
By William Ferguson | Jan 17, 2013 | 4
Scientific American’s trip to this year’s International Consumer Electronics Show turned up some oddities
By Larry Greenemeier | Jan 14, 2013 | 2
After a drought revealed the seawall of a Byzantine Empire harbor town near Istanbul, archeologists excavated what was a thriving ancient center. But how does it fit into the city's 1,600-year history?
By Jennifer Pinkowski | Jan 2, 2013 | 4
Genetic engineering enables individual brain cells of research animals to ignite in brilliant color to trace the elaborate connections of a nervous system
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Volunteers have hidden 1,700 of his glass globes worldwide
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Light microscopy reveals hidden marvels of the natural world
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A new cutting-edge computer simulation of clot formation could improve treatments for stroke and heart attacks
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More and more petroleum is flowing from Alberta's vast oil sands deposits
By David Biello | Dec 10, 2012 | 35
Three feedback loops are amplifying how rapidly the planet is heating up
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SA has combed shopping malls and Web sites for 10 of the geekiest gadgets that leverage science and technology in novel and surprising ways
By Larry Greenemeier | Dec 3, 2012
Science and a furnace turn glass and metallic oxides into fantastic worlds
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Conservators, curators and taxidermists developed novel techniques to preserve the past with an eye to the future as they restored aging animal dioramas at the American Museum of Natural History
By Katherine Harmon | Nov 16, 2012 | 8
Young Picassos and budding Rembrandts reveal an artistic mind-set at early ages
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With New York City as their backdrop, Cooper Union engineering students use their technical skills to reimagine photography
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A century of easier travel
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