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  1. Earth

    Ocean View

    Ocean observatories have revealed unexpected discoveries, and now scientists want to widen the lens.

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  2. The Whale’s Tale

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  3. Earth

    Deep-sea gear takes wild ride on lava

    When a set of instruments monitoring an underwater volcano got trapped in an eruption in early 1998, the scientists who had deployed the sensors ended up with more data than they bargained for.

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  4. Paleontology

    Study picks new site for dinosaur nostrils

    A new analysis of fossils and living animals suggests that most dinosaurs' nostrils occurred at locations toward the tip of their snout rather than farther up on their face, a concept that may change scientists' views of the animals' physiology and behavior.

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  5. Anthropology

    Chimps grasp at social identities

    Researchers contend that neighboring communities of wild chimpanzees develop distinctive styles of mutual grooming to identify fellow group members and foster social solidarity.

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  6. Science News of the Year 2001

    A review of important scientific achievements reported in Science News during the year 2001.

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  7. Anthropology

    Evolution’s Youth Movement

    The fossils of ancient children may provide insights into the evolution of modern Homo sapiens.

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  8. Ecosystems

    Underwater Refuge

    Efforts are under way to greatly expand coastal no-fishing zones.

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  9. Tech

    Oceans of Electricity

    The world's first commercial wave-power plant began pumping current into a Scottish island's electric grid last winter, just ahead of a host of competing schemes for converting ocean-wave motion into electricity.

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  10. A Whirlwind over Kansas

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  11. Things That Go Thump

    There's a whole world of animal communication by vibration that researchers are now exploring.

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  12. Science News Books

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