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  1. Animals

    This spider uses trapped fireflies to lure in more prey

    Male fireflies trapped in the spider’s web flash femalelike lights, possibly luring in other flying males and allowing the arachnid to stock up on food.

    By Erin Garcia de Jesús
  2. Climate

    The world’s record-breaking hot streak has lasted 14 months. When will it end?

    Science News spoke with NOAA climatologist Karin Gleason about the ongoing record-breaking streak of record-high global temperatures.

    By Nikk Ogasa
  3. Chemistry

    Old books can have unsafe levels of chromium, but readers’ risk is low

    An analysis of a university collection found that the vibrant pigments coating some Victorian-era tomes exceed exposure limits for the heavy metal.