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  1. Ecosystems

    Windy with a chance of weevils

    Scientists have traced the reappearance of cotton pests in west-central Texas to a tropical storm.

    By Sid Perkins
  2. Earth

    Darwinopterus points to chunky evolution

    A newly discovered pterosaur had the legs of its ancestors and the head of its descendants.

    By Lisa Grossman
  3. Life

    Paralyzed, then unparalyzed, by the light

    Different types of light freeze and then reinvigorate roundworms fed a shape-changing molecule.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg
  4. Space

    Europa’s proposed ocean could be rich in oxygen

    A proposed ocean on Jupiter’s moon Europa may receive about 100 times more oxygen than previously estimated.

    By Ron Cowen
  5. Health & Medicine

    Getting to the core of H1N1 flu deaths

    Lung inflammation and a lack of oxygen in the blood appear responsible for most fatal cases of H1N1 (swine) flu, three studies show.