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6 things you may not know about jellyfish

By Julia Griffin

Jennie Janssen, assistant curator of the Blue Wonders exhibit at the National Aquarium in Baltimore, offers six little-known facts she wants people to know about jellies.

Are you a mosquito magnet? Own socks? This study is for you

By Dina Fine Maron, Scientific American

Researchers are studying the way twins smell for clues about the genetic basis of mosquito appeal.

Cats were so nice, they conquered the world twice

By Nsikan Akpan

Cat domestication happened in two waves during ancient times, according to a new genetic analysis.

Tired of taking pills for diabetes? How about a shot of broccoli?

By Roni Dengler

A compound found in broccoli improves diabetic outcomes to an extent that rivals the go-to drug treatment, with fewer severe side effects.

Your next happy hour buzz, brought to you by bees

By Nsikan Akpan, Matt Ehrichs

Only two species of yeast --- ale yeast and lager yeast -- have been used for traditional beer brewing over the last 600 years. A lab in North Carolina may have found a third in the strangest place: On bees…

Column: What does ‘clean coal’ mean and can it save the planet?

By Emily S. Bernhardt

The difference between coal and renewable energy is not whether they each pollute, but the forms that pollution takes, writes Duke University ecologist Emily S. Bernhardt.

Want to charge your phone while moving around? This Stanford lab can help

By Andrew Wagner

Stanford engineers develop a way to wirelessly transmit energy to a device while it's on the move.

Could carbon capturing make ‘clean coal’ a reality?

By Miles O'Brien

Coal is still very much at the center of the debate on the future of energy. For some, the holy grail is a new type of technology that captures some coal carbon emissions. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien joins Judy Woodruff…

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Is Detroit’s vacant land helping bumblebees bounce back?

By Michael D. Regan

A recent study out of the University of Michigan shows Detroit had higher bumblebee numbers than less-urbanized areas of the states. Evidence suggests thousands of vacant lots in Detroit may be the reason behind the uptick.