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  1. Animals

    Walking sticks mimic two leafy looks and split their species

    A species of walking stick may be evolving into two species by adapting to different environments.

    By Susan Milius
  2. Physics

    Atom laser gets a full tank

    A method to refill Bose-Einstein condensates—ultracold clouds of atoms all in the same quantum state—may soon make possible the first atom lasers that can shoot a stream of condensate atoms indefinitely.

    By Peter Weiss
  3. Animals

    Mole-rats: Kissing but not quite cousins

    Damaraland mole-rats live underground in rodent versions of bee hives, but a genetic analysis of these colonies finds that kinship isn't very beelike.

    By Susan Milius
  4. Tech

    Paint-on displays get closer to reality

    By smearing on a coating and hardening it with light, researchers have created a new kind of electronic display.