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We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.

  1. Tech

    50 years ago, an automat began taking paper money

    Ubiquitous today, vending machines that accepted bills were once considered exciting technological achievements.

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  2. Science & Society

    Contentious science topics on Wikipedia subject to editing mischief

    Global warming and other politically charged issues are prime targets for sabotage on Wikipedia.

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  3. Tech

    ‘Monsters’ examines a history of technological hubris

    Drawing on the Hindenburg disaster, a science writer develops criteria for recognizing risky technology.

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  4. Tech

    Moving exhibit pays tribute to lost space shuttles’ crews

    At Kennedy Space Center, pieces of wreckage from the space shuttles Challenger and Columbia are on public display for the first time.

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  5. Science & Society

    A few key signs betray betrayal

    Like many relationships that collapse after betrayal, teasing out what goes wrong and who is at fault in betrayal isn’t so easy.

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  6. Tech

    Robot springs off water

    Scientists have created robotic water striders that can jump on water.

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  7. Animals

    Help ornithologists develop bird photo ID tool

    Cornell ornithology lab’s computer identification of common North American avian species needs your photos.

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  8. Genetics

    Enormous quantities may soon be called ‘genomical’

    Genetic data may soon reach beyond astronomical proportions.

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  9. Tech

    Flame-finding pistols set off decades of blazing technology

    Researchers unveiled a gun-shaped flame detector in 1965

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  10. Tech

    3-D–printed body helps jumping robot land on its feet

    To launch itself into the air, a jumping robot relies on a 3-D–printed body made of a gradient of soft and stiff plastics.

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  11. Tech

    Plastic shell lets roach-bot squeeze through gaps

    An arched shell helps a six-legged robot shimmy past obstacles.

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  12. Science & Society

    Your photos reveal more than where you went on vacation

    By mining public databases of people’s photos, researchers can explore changing landscapes and tourist behavior.

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