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  1. Animals

    Ants in the pants drive away birds

    Yellow crazy ants can get so annoying that birds don’t eat their normal fruits, a new study finds.

    By Susan Milius
  2. Chemistry

    Nose knows noxious gases

    Dyes on a new sensor react to correctly identify toxic chemicals, scientists find.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg
  3. Health & Medicine

    Diabetes drugs don’t fight inflammation

    Two popular diabetes drugs lower blood sugar but don’t reduce markers of inflammation.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  4. Particle Physics

    Interview: Murray Gell-Mann

    The scientist who developed quark theory turns 80 today. To mark the occasion, Science News presents an extended interview with the physicist.