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  1. All in the Family

    Contrary to popular belief, species of salamanders, birds, beetles and fish prefer to mate with close kin.

    By Ewen Callaway
  2. Life

    A honeybee tells two from three

    Honeybees can generalize about numbers, at least up to three, a new study reports.

    By Susan Milius
  3. Math

    Mathematician answers Supreme Court plea

    New, fair method for dividing states into congressional districts could reduce political squabbles.

    By Julie Rehmeyer
  4. Animals

    Hybrid Power: Salamander invader ups survival of rare cousin

    Mixed offspring of the endangered California tiger salamander and an invasive cousin survive better than either pure-bred species, raising tricky questions for conservationists.

    By Susan Milius
  5. Tech

    Unlocking the Gaits: Robot tests locomotion switch

    A blocky, bright-yellow robot that would look at home in a toy chest moves like a salamander, just as its inventors intended.

    By Aimee Cunningham
  6. Animals

    First Frog without Lungs

    An aquatic frog in fast-flowing water in Borneo turns out to be the first frog species with no lungs.

    By Susan Milius
  7. Life

    Evolution’s Evolution

    Darwin’s dangerous idea has adapted to modern biology

    By Rachel Ehrenberg

  8. Extreme Healing: Protein aids limb regrowth in newts

    The ability of newts to regenerate severed limbs depends crucially on a protein released by the insulating sheath around nerves.

    By Patrick Barry

  9. Amphibiaweb

    Curious about frogs, toads, or salamanders? This Web site from the University of California, Berkeley provides data on more than 6,000 amphibian species from around the world. Visitors can browse the listings by name or region of the world (or country). The site also has general information about amphibians and addresses the issue of amphibian […]

    By Science News
  10. Ecosystems

    Light All Night

    New digital images demonstrate that artificial light from urban areas penetrates deep into some of America's most remote wild places, where it may disrupt ecosystems that have evolved with a nightly quota of darkness.

    By Ben Harder

  11. Wildlife Finder

    For a sofa safari, type in a location somewhere on the planet (by city, country, or even zip code) and see what kinds of natural habitat lie nearby. Created by the World Wildlife Federation, this Web site generates a list of mammals, birds, amphibians, and reptiles reported in that type of habitat and links them […]

    By Science News
  12. Humans

    Summer Reading

    The staff of Science News presents wide-ranging recommendations of books for readers to pack for their summer vacations.

    By Science News