Jennifer Chu

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Emerging Science Note/Parroting Elephants

Scientists find that elephant vocalizations are sometimes imitations of other sounds and animal calls.

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Emerging Science Note/Salt-Resistant Rice

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Emerging Science Note/Arctic Shrubs

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Emerging Science Note/Pass the Dustpan

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Emerging Science Note/Regional Quacks

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Emerging Science Note/Ear to the Ground

Scientists look at cricket ears to model new human hearing aids.

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Emerging Science Note/Multi-talented Bacteria

Scientists find that bacteria can not only clean up pollution, but also can produce electricity at the same time.

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Emerging Science Note/Radiohead

Even rockstars get the blues, or in this case, the greens. New research finds the band Radiohead will have to plant tens of thousands of trees to offset the greenhouse gas emissions created from their latest tour.

Emerging Science Note/A.M. Buzz

A new alarm clock could help eliminate the “morning blues.”

Emerging Science Note/Parroting Elephants

Living on Earth’s Jennifer Chu reports that elephants have a knack for imitation, whether it’s the sounds of other elephants or trucks.