Life
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AnimalsA meal plan for birds
Scrub jays do a bird version of planning ahead for their next meal.
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FossilsAn Ancient Feathered Biplane
A dinosaur may have glided from tree to tree on two sets of wings, one below the other.
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AnimalsChicken eggs as drug factories
Researchers have created chickens that produce useful drugs in their eggs.
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BrainVideo game violence
Playing violent video games may have harmful effects on the brain.
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EnvironmentShrimpy invaders
A shrimplike creature that has invaded the Great Lakes could spell big trouble for young fish.
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PlantsA Giant Flower’s New Family
The world's largest known flower may be a relative of the poinsettia plant.
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AnimalsG-Tunes with a Message
Apes known as gibbons can rearrange the notes of their songs to communicate with one another.
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FossilsFossil Forests
The remains of ancient trees can help us better understand the effects of climate change on Earth.
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AnimalsThe Littlest Lemurs
Studies of mouse lemurs may tell us something about our own origins.
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AnimalsA tongue and a half
A nectar-sipping bat from South America has a skinny tongue that's longer than its body.
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AnimalsLives of a mole rat
The toothy mammals known as mole rats have highly unusual bodies, brains, and social lives.
By Emily Sohn