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  1. Animals

    Cicada Serenades

    One sound that characterizes American summers is the cicada chorus. The insects’ long, drawn out serenades can be loud and ethereal, reminiscent of some cross between the sounds of rustling and scraping. Half a world away, Borneo’s cicadas belt out very different melodies. Although some sound fairly familiar, one available at this German site is […]

    By Science News
  2. Health & Medicine

    Bad Bug: Microbe raises stomach cancer risk

    A gene in some strains of the bacterium Helicobacter pylori may greatly increase the risk of stomach cancer.

    By Nathan Seppa
  3. Astronomy

    Dawn of a Disk: Water vapor pours down on embryonic star

    Infrared observations show water vapor pouring down on a planet-forming disk around a young star.