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Health & Medicine

Swine flu outbreak likely to continue, officials say

Even as public health data on the new outbreak change daily, biological information on the mysterious virus remains scant.

Animals

Caterpillars’ chirp could be scary

Larvae of great peacock moths might signal that they’ll put up a fight.

Plants

Climatic effects of tree-killing hurricanes

A new analysis suggests storm damage returns millions of metric tons of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere each year.

Life

Function for green fluorescent protein

Scientists find that the glowing molecule also passes electrons, offering a new clue about the natural function of a protein that's become ubiquitous in molecular biology.