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  1. Animals

    Swarm Savvy

    How bees, ants and other animals avoid dumb collective decisions

    By Susan Milius

  2. Strings Link the Ultracold with the Superhot

    Perfect liquids suggest theory’s math mirrors something real.

    By Tom Siegfried

  3. Specialis Revelio!

    It’s not magic, it’s neuroscience.

    By Laura Sanders

  4. Shared Differences

    The architecture of our genomes is anything but basic.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  5. Tech

    Urban Heat: Recycling waste heat

    In the United States, only about one-eighth of the fuel people burn is converted into useful work. Recycling such wasted heat could be one of the best solutions to problems posted by growing cities.