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	In Australia's Northern Territory, termites build mounds that are tall, thin, and aligned like compass needles. How and why the insects do this is not entirely clear. One entomologist offers some theories.</p>


Meet some tropical insects whose homes mysteriously point toward the poles.

Ari Daniel

Australia's "Magnetic" Termites

Nature

<p>Scientists have discovered a permanent visitor from interstellar space cruising through our solar system.</p>

Rebel Asteroid Found Flying Backwards Near Jupiter

<div class="rich-text"><p>Supercapacitors run on static electricity and they can recharge and deliver power faster than conventional batteries. Their main drawback is how much energy they can store. But a new technique for making supercapacitors may eliminate that disadvantage&nbsp;and propel them to the forefront of the renewable energy world.</p>
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<div class="rich-text">A new way of making supercapacitors may help them store more energy than normal batteries.</div>

Supercharged Supercapacitors

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