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AnimalsRetaking Flight: Some insects that didn’t use it didn’t lose it
Stick insects may have done what biologists once thought was impossible: lose something as complicated as a wing in the course of evolution but recover it millions of years later.
By Susan Milius -
EarthPredicting geomagnetic storms
Recent observations with an Earth-orbiting spacecraft may provide new ways to predict when solar temper tantrums will cause the geomagnetic storms that disrupt communications systems on Earth and harm satellites.
By Ron Cowen -
Health & MedicineStroke protection: A little fish helps
As little as one serving of fish per month offers protection against the most common form of stroke.