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  1. Tech

    A hopping robot shows off its squirrel-like skills

    Salto the jumping robot can take a flying leap and land on a narrow pipe — just like a squirrel soaring from branch to branch.

    By Meghan Rosen
  2. Neuroscience

    Parrots and humans share a brain mechanism for speech

    Brain activity in vocalizing budgerigar parrots showed a pattern that harkened to those found in the brains of people.

    By Laura Sanders
  3. Space

    The nearest single star to Earth has four small planets

    Last year, astronomers announced that a planet orbits Barnard’s star. Now, researchers have confirmed the existence of three more.

    By Lisa Grossman
  4. Space

    Two astronauts stuck in space for 9 months have returned to Earth

    Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore’s extended stay in the International Space Station will add to what we know about how space affects health.