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AnimalsWhen Ants Squeak
In the past 20 years, researchers studying sound communication in ants have discovered a sort of ant-ernet, zinging with messages about lost relatives, great food, free rides for hitchhikers, caterpillars in search of ant partners, and impending doom.
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EarthGreenhouse Gassed
Scientists are discovering that more carbon dioxide in the air could spell disaster for plants and the animals that love to eat them.
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HumansScience News of the Year 2000
A review of important scientific achievements reported in Science News during the year 2000.
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Isn’t It a Bloomin’ Crime?
Darwin called them felons, those creatures that take nectar without pollinating anything, but some modern scientists are reopening the case.
By Susan Milius -
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Alarming Butterflies and Go-Getter Fish
Recent studies suggest that there may be more ways to create new species than Darwin imagined.
By Susan Milius -
Science News of the Year 2001
A review of important scientific achievements reported in Science News during the year 2001.
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Biological Dark Matter
The discovery that some genes encode RNA strands instead of proteins has surprised biologists.
By John Travis -
Meeting Danielle the Tarantula
Insect zoos have no lions, tigers, or bears but can give plenty of thrills, courtesy of tarantulas, giant beetles, and exotic grasshoppers.
By Susan Milius -
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