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  1. Lopped Off

    Removal of top predators trickles through the food web.

    By Nadia Drake

  2. Yawn

    Latest research awakens debate over why people can’t keep their mouths closed.

    By Laura Sanders
  3. Life

    Chicken cells have strong sense of sexual identity

    In birds, hormones may not be the last word in determining males and females.

    By Susan Milius
  4. Life

    First songbird genome arrives with spring

    The genome of a songbird has been decoded for the first time. Zebra finches join chickens as the only birds to have detailed maps of their genetic blueprints.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  5. Life

    Birds bust a move to musical beats

    Parrots and possibly other vocal-mimicking animals can synchronize their movements to a musical beat, two new studies suggest.

    By Bruce Bower

  6. Humans wonder, anybody home?

    Brain structure and circuitry offer clues to consciousness in nonmammals.

    By Susan Gaidos
  7. Animals

    Not Your Father’s Song

    The next generation of birds chooses its music.

    By Susan Milius
  8. Animals

    Brains for a change

    Outsized brains may have sped up evolution of body size in birds.

    By Susan Milius
  9. Animals

    I, Magpie

    Some magpies recognize themselves in mirrors, indicating that a basic form of self-recognition evolved in one family of birds.

    By Bruce Bower
  10. Tech

    Bias, quakes and viruses, oh my!

    Researchers present findings at the annual New Horizons in Science meeting.

    By Science News

  11. Smart from the start

    Animal embryos get some respect for their survival skills.

    By Susan Milius
  12. Computing

    Computing Evolution

    Scientists sift through genetic data sets to better map twisting branches in the tree of life.

    By Patrick Barry