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  1. Animals

    Hunchbacked conchs jump at the smell of danger

    Hunchbacked conchs are among the most vigorous of snailkind’s few jumpers.

    By Susan Milius
  2. Science & Society

    ‘Failure’ explores errors’ upsides

    Missteps are a must in science, biologist argues in new book.

    By Janet Raloff
  3. Climate

    Eocene temperature spike caused by half as much CO2 as once thought

    Revised experiments demonstrate that hot temperatures during the Eocene resulted from lower carbon dioxide concentrations than previously thought.

    By Thomas Sumner
  4. Paleontology

    Vampire microbes sucked some ancient life dry

    Hole-ridden fossils suggest that vampirelike microbes were among the first predators that targeted eukaryotes.