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Science magazine holds an annual contest called Dance Your Ph.D., where grad students are invited to present their research through dance. This year's winner performed a dance that showcases his work ...

Weliton Menário Costa (center) holds a laptop while surrounded by dancers for his music video, "Kangaroo Time." From left: Faux Née Phish (Caitlin Winter), Holly Hazlewood, and Marina de Andrade. (Nic ...

A former academic at Australia National University won the contest for his musical number about the behaviors of kangaroos. Scientists around the world relay their research through interpretive dance.

WELITON MENARIO COSTA: (Singing) Kanga, kangaroo, kanga, kangaroo... INSKEEP: We're dancing here in the studios. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: "Kangaroo Time" was this year's overall winner of the annual Dance ...