#SciAmBlogs Wednesday - Komodo dragons, tracking chimps, Baxter the robot, Sauropterygians, National Chemistry Week, and more.

Our sister network, SciLogs.com, announced the addition of a number of excellent new bloggers. Go check them all out.

Today we have both a new Image of the Week and a new Video of the Week.

- John R. Platt ? Female Komodo Dragons Die Young, Housework to Blame

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- Darren Naish ? Sauropterygians NEVER FORGET

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- Alex Wild ? The digital alterations behind an insect field-guide photo

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- Maureen McCarthy ? Chimps in Uganda: Reading the Clues

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- Melissa C. Lott ? U.S. Solar PV Tops 3.5 GW

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- DNLee ? It?s National Chemistry Week: 2012 Theme is Nanotechnology

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- Scicurious ? Enhancing social conformity with Ritalin

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- John Matson ? Massive Planets Might Escape Stellar Engulfment Largely Undiminished

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- Katherine Harmon ? Fish Shoots Down Prey with Super-Powered Jet [Video]

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- Larry Greenemeier ? Need a Hug? Baxter the Human-Friendly Robot Debuts at M.I.T.

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