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  1. Humans

    Letters from the March 25, 2006, issue of Science News

    Bee movie? In the article about using harmonic reflected signals to track bees (“The Trouble with Chasing a Bee,” SN: 1/14/06, p. 23), I thought it was interesting to note that the original technology was created by the Russians as a spy device. The technology is still being used for a form of spying. Dwight […]

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  2. Animals

    That’s One Weird Tooth

    The narwhal's distinctive spiral tusk has structures that could make it phenomenally sensitive, raising new questions about its functions.

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  3. Materials Science

    Making the Most of It

    A recent crop of studies demonstrates how nature finds strength in unlikely places.