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Ecosystems

Killer Consequences: Has whaling driven orcas to a diet of sea lions?

Killer whales may have been responsible for steep declines in seal, sea lion, and otter populations after whaling wiped out the great whales that killer whales had been eating.

Tech

The Daily Flicks: Morphing ink may bring video to newspapers

New types of electronic-paper pixels may eventually make it possible to view full-color video clips in your morning newspaper.

Chemistry

Mollusks point way toward better drugs

Growing drug crystals on different polymer surfaces may lead to improved medicines.

Materials Science

Charging cartilage

A hybrid material made of biodegradable polymers and carbon nanotubes yields an optimal scaffold for growing cartilage.