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An insect's eye lets it see really well because each of its light-sensitive cells has a dedicated lens. This miniature camera, which mimics an insect eye, is made from an array of microlenses arranged on a stretchable sheet that can be inflated — (University of Illinois and Beckman Institute)

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May 02, 2013

Of Flybots and Bug Eyes: Insects Inspire Inventors

Tamerlan Tsarnaev and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev — (Bob Leonard/AP)

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May 02, 2013

Remains of Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect Claimed

These sockeye salmon were raised at a land-based fish farm in Langley, British Columbia. — (Courtesy Willowfield Enterprises)

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May 02, 2013

Can Salmon Farming Be Sustainable? Maybe, If You Head Inland

Passersby watch a local television broadcast in Seoul on Thursday showing a report on the sentencing of Kenneth Bae. — (Kim Jae-hwan/AFP/Getty Images)

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May 02, 2013

North Korea Sentences U.S. Citizen to 15 Years Hard Labor

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May 02, 2013

Feds to Appeal Release of Chicago Terrorist Suspect

immigration rally — (Nam Y. Huh/AP)

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May 02, 2013

Dream Fund Scholarship Date Pushed Back

Penny Pritzker — (Charles Dharapak/AP)

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May 02, 2013

Chicago Businesswoman Nominated for Commerce Secretary

college smoking — (Mike Groll/AP)

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May 02, 2013

College Smoking Ban Passes Illinois Senate

Black Carpenter Ants — (Dan Dzurisin/flickr)

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May 02, 2013

What Ants Can Teach Us About Our Own Corporate Ladder

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May 02, 2013

UI Flash Index Highest Reading in Nearly Six Years