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Modern satellite imagery and three-dimensional modeling create a multimedia view of how Apollo 11 played out on the lunar surface

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Social insects such as ants and bees often have complex societies, but understanding the genetics behind their social interactions can be difficult due to their complex lifecycles. This lab in New York hopes to investigate the genetics of ant social behavior by focusing on an unusual species: the clonal raider ant.

This video was reproduced with permission and was first published on February 14, 2019. It is a Nature Video production.

How an animal moves can tell scientists a lot about how it lives. That is how researchers hope to learn more about an ancient crocodilelike creature called Orobates pabsti. Using scans of an Orobates fossil, fossilized footprints, and data from lizards and salamanders, researchers created a dynamic simulation of how Orobates moved, which they brought to life using a robot. 

To start your own investigation into Orobates’s movement, explore the free online tool here.

This video was reproduced with permission and was first published on January 16, 2019. It is a Nature Video production.

Is the “unique snowflake” just flake news? Mother Nature might never produce two identical snowflakes, thanks to the near-infinite variability of the conditions affecting ice crystal formation. But a Caltech scientist has developed a process for growing pairs of twin snowflakes.

The first direct air capture and storage plant in the world is powered by geothermal heat in Iceland. Is it enough to reach negative carbon emissions?

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Scientists at Ginkgo Bioworks have resurrected the smell of an extinct flower by putting together the pieces of its DNA.

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Researchers from MIT have flown a plane with no moving parts for the first time. It is powered by an "ion drive" which uses high powered electrodes to ionise and accelerate air particles, creating an "ionic wind." This wind drove a five-meter-wide craft across a sports hall. Unlike the ion drives which have powered space craft for decades, this new drive uses air as the accelerant. The researchers say it could power silent drones.

This video was reproduced with permission and was first published on November 21, 2018. It is a Nature Video production.

Researchers have created a 'modular' robot which can analyze its environment and reconfigure itself to overcome obstacles and achieve tasks.

This video was reproduced with permission and was first published on October 31, 2018. It is a Nature Video production.

When staying warm is a matter of survival, they use this tried-and-true strategy.

Birds such as the Arctic tern used magnetic particles and eye pigments to navigate.

The United States has the highest level of economic inequality of any developed country. Professor Joseph E. Stiglitz, winner of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Economics, explains why he thinks the American economy is rigged, and what that means for future generation.

To learn more about America's rigged economy and what we can do to fix it, click here.

More than 30 meters below the surface of the ocean lies the "twilight zone." The coral reefs that grow here are complex ecosystems, but they may be under threat from extreme weather events. Rather than providing a refuge from the storm, these deep reefs may be as vulnerable as their shallow-water counterparts.

This video was reproduced with permission and was first published on August 22, 2018. It is a Nature Video production.