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In these final days before the 2016 election keep an eye on Maryland, New Hampshire and Missouri, where contested seats may have ramifications for science in the U.S.

This video was reproduced with permission and was first published on October 29, 2016. It is a Nature Video production.

Male jumping spiders accompany their mating dance with a drum routine, sending vibrations through the ground to tempt a female.

"Lens of Time: Spider Seduction” was first published on bioGraphic © 2016, California Academy of Sciences.

For this puzzle with over 43 quintillion permutations, author Ian Scheffler explains how players have found the most efficient route to resolving a Rubik’s cube.

Author and “Speedcuber” Ian Scheffler reveals some of the math behind how you could solve the Rubik’s cube puzzle.

When these monkeys bang rocks together, they make stone flakes that resemble those archaeologists believe humans made two million to three million years ago.

This video was reproduced with permission and was first published on October 19, 2016. It is a Nature Video production.

When a bat emerges from its cave, it engages in a delicate dance with hundreds of its neighbors. High speed videography reveals twirls and collisions as the bats maneuver.

“Lens of Time: Bat Ballet” was first published on bioGraphic © 2016 California Academy of Sciences.

The central bearded dragon can rapidly shift its body color to soak up extra sun or cool off, while using its neck color to communicate with other lizards.

Nobel laureate Dan Shechtman describes the structure of quasicrystals, the discovery of which won him the scorn of colleagues in the 1980s and then the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2011.

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It takes a lot to stop an unstoppable subatomic particle. Art McDonald, co-recipient of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics, describes how he detected elusive neutrinos that were born in the center of the sun and change characteristics during their journeys.

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Bill Phillips explains how laser cooling, for which he shared the 1997 Nobel Prize in Physics, led to a revolution in timekeeping.

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Physicist and Nobelist Serge Haroche describes using a mirrored box to trap photons to spy on them as they bounce around inside.

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Nature presented this illustrated science fiction story as part of its Science Fiction Special.

This video was reproduced with permission and was first published on September 20, 2016. It is a Nature Video production.