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  1. Science From On High

    Google Earth gives researchers new access.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg

  2. Adventures Among Ants: A Global Safari With a Cast of Trillions by Mark W. Moffett

    A biologist and photographer (who earned his Ph.D. under E.O. Wilson) captures the hidden worlds of ants. ADVENTURES AMONG ANTS: A GLOBAL SAFARI WITH A CAST OF TRILLIONS BY MARK W. MOFFETT University of California Press, 2010, 280 p., $29.95.

    By Science News
  3. Life

    Carnivorous bladderworts suck up prey

    High-speed movies confirm that bug-eating plants are vacuum feeders.

    By Daniel Strain

  4. Cosmic dioramas

    Metamaterials may offer windows into other worlds.

    By Elizabeth Quill

  5. Basic research generates jobs and competitiveness

    Trained as a mechanical engineer in India, Subra Suresh researched the interfaces between engineering, biology and materials science before becoming dean of engineering at MIT and, as of October, director of the U.S. National Science Foundation. In February in Washington, D.C., at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Suresh […]

    By Subra Suresh
  6. Animals

    SOS: Call the ants

    Emergency ant workers bite at snares, dig and tug to free trapped sisters

    By Susan Milius
  7. Life

    Robins reject red glowing grub

    Parasitic worms induce a color change in their caterpillar victims that's literally repulsive to predators.

    By Susan Milius
  8. Chemistry

    Twisted rules of chemistry explained

    A theorist uses quantum mechanics to explain why Möbius molecules have different numbers of electrons than standard rings.

    By Marissa Cevallos
  9. Life

    Feud over family ties in evolution

    Prominent scientists dispute kinship’s role in self-sacrifice among highly social creatures.

    By Susan Milius
  10. Physics

    Invisibility cloaks hit the big time

    Using natural crystals, researchers have found a way to make objects up to a few millimeters tall disappear.

    By Daniel Strain
  11. Life

    Old amoebas spawn their farms

    Some slime molds use a simple form of agriculture to ensure a steady food supply.

    By Susan Milius
  12. Life

    Deadly for bugs, perfect for bat naps

    A death chamber for insects, the interior of a carnivorous pitcher plant doubles as a cozy daytime roost for small, flying woolly mammals.

    By Susan Milius