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Plants

The dietary habits of the emerald ash borer beetle are complicated

Tests answer some questions about the emerald ash borer’s hidden taste for olive and fringe trees.

Materials Science

This material does weird things under pressure

A new metamaterial has a seemingly impossible property: It swells when squeezed.

Archaeology

Skeletons could provide clues to who wrote or protected the Dead Sea Scrolls

Skeletons suggest a group of celibate men inhabited Dead Sea Scrolls site.

Genetics

Current CRISPR gene drives are too strong for outdoor use, studies warn

Self-limiting genetic tools already in development may be able to get around concerns surrounding the use of gene drives.