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  1. Health & Medicine

    Plants take bite out of deadly snake venoms

    A Nigerian pharmacologist has found in local plants a potential antidote to some of the world's most deadly snake venoms.

    By Janet Raloff
  2. Health & Medicine

    Flame retardants spark new concern

    Breakdown products in brominated flame retardants, traces of which circulate in the blood of most people, may perturb the normal production of reproductive hormones, a new test-tube study suggests.

    By Janet Raloff
  3. Earth

    Paint additive hammers coral

    A pesticidal additive in the paint applied to ship hulls may be contributing to the worldwide decline of corals.

    By Janet Raloff
  4. Animals

    Ant larvae sway to say, ‘Feed me!’

    The most detailed study yet of body language of ant larvae translates a swaying motion as begging for food and a chance at a better future.