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- Chemistry
Night of the living ants
Chemicals make the difference between life and death for these insects.
- Tech
Silk’s superpowers
Scientists are studying the strong and stretchy material in spiders, insects and even goats.
- Health & Medicine
Swine flu goes global
The disease is likely to keep spreading, but a vaccine may be in sight.
- Animals
A bird that keeps the beat
A dancing cockatoo shows that humans aren’t the only animals with rhythm.
- Life
Life trapped under a glacier
At Antarctica’s Blood Falls, scientists study microbes living in a dark and salty home.
- Space
The hungry blob at the edge of the universe
Scientists have observed one of the oldest objects in the sky, possibly a galaxy in a growth spurt.
- Health & Medicine
Kids now getting ‘adult’ disease
More kids are developing diabetes, and obesity is a major reason why.
- Fossils
Have shell, will travel
Fossilized tracks left by early land-dwelling animals reveal they brought shells ashore.
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- Environment
Springing forward
Climate change affects the timing of flowering, migration and other natural cycles, meaning spring is coming earlier in many parts of the world.
- Space
The Earth-bound asteroid scientists saw coming
History-making asteroid tracked from space to its fiery demise in an African desert.
- Animals
A grim future for some killer whales
An oil spill off the U.S. coast 20 years ago still threatens marine life.
