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  1. Life

    Unraveling ant genomes yields high hopes

    A new study may yield new insights into behavior and life-span in ants and other animals.

    By Gwyneth Dickey
  2. Health & Medicine

    New drug fights metastatic melanoma

    A novel compound joins two other promising therapies to offer hope for patients with the advanced form of the skin cancer, who currently have poor treatment options.

    By Nathan Seppa
  3. Chemistry

    How to bug bugs

    New insights on how insect repellents work could eventually help scientists prevent the transmission of diseases like malaria.

    By Laura Sanders
  4. Chemistry

    Tracking bird flu one poop at a time

    Mice can sniff out duck droppings laced with the virus.