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  1. Animals

    Crouching Scientist, Hidden Dragonfly

    Although dragonflies are among the most familiar of insects, science is just beginning to unravel their complex life stories.

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  2. Humans

    Letters from the August 12, 2006, issue of Science News

    Dates of contention Are the dates quoted in “Stones of Contention: Tiny Homo species tied to ancient tool tradition” (SN: 6/3/06, p. 341) correct? I didn’t think Homo existed as a genus 840,000 years ago. David AdamsBoothwyn, Pa. Fossil finds indicate that the Homo genus originated roughly 2.4 million years ago.—B. Bower No juicy story […]

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  3. Math

    Math Lit

    Cryptography and other mathematical topics play key roles in several recent novels.