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  1. Chemical SOS not just for farm, lab plants

    The chemical screams for help that scientists have detected from agricultural plants under attack by pests in lab settings have now been heard in the wild.

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  2. Earth

    Satellites verify greenhouse-gas effects

    Comparisons of data obtained from instruments that orbited Earth more than 25 years apart provide direct evidence that the planet's greenhouse effect increased significantly between 1970 and 1997.

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  3. Humans

    Science Talent Search winners shine bright

    Science Service and Intel announced the winners of the 2001 Science Talent Search.

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  4. Repression tries for experimental comeback

    A laboratory experiment finds that people have difficulty remembering words that they have intentionally tried to forget, providing support for Sigmund Freud's controversial concept of repression.