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  1. Earth

    Corn, a new sensor of carbon dioxide

    Scientists have developed a way to use corn plants to monitor and map human-generated emissions of carbon dioxide.

    By Sid Perkins
  2. Tech

    Wrinkle, wrinkle, little polymer

    Scientists have developed a cheap and easy way to create specific patterns of tiny wrinkles on the surface of a flexible and commonly used polymer, a technique that could be used to fabricate an assortment of microdevices.

    By Sid Perkins
  3. Planetary Science

    Solar craft get into position

    With the assist of gravitational boosts from the moon, twin spacecraft have completed a series of maneuvers that will enable them to take three-dimensional images of the sun.