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  1. Tech

    Wings warp for birdlike agility

    An easily maneuverable, bird-size airplane whose wings can change shape in flight may be able to carry out a variety of assignments in tight spots.

    By Peter Weiss
  2. Chemistry

    Class Acts from New Pesticides: Chemicals have little effect on mammals

    Two new classes of selective pesticides immobilize and eventually kill many crop-damaging insects by interfering with a cell receptor unique to those pests.

    By Ben Harder
  3. Materials Science

    Fog Be Gone: Nanocoating clarifies the view

    Scientists have created a nanocoating that prevents fogging and reflection on glass surfaces.

    By Aimee Cunningham
  4. Astronomy

    Recipe for a Heavyweight: Making a massive star

    New findings strongly support the notion that at least some massive stars form much as their lighter-weight siblings do, by packing on material from a surrounding disk of gas and dust.