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LifeGiant honeybees do the wave
Giant bees coordinate and make waves that would rival those in any football stadium. Predators of the bees don’t find it cheering.
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LifeFemale frogs play the field
A female frog insures a safe home for her young by mating with many males.
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NeuroscienceHighly wired
Men’s brain tissue shows higher density of neuron connections than similar tissue from women.
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HumansInborn path to math
A new study links math achievement with individual differences in the ability to rapidly estimate quantities.
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SpaceRosetta finds a rocky jewel
On September 5, the European Space Agency's Rosetta mission became the first spacecraft to take a close-up portrait of a rare type of asteroid that lies in the main belt, between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.