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  1. Virtual Insects

    Created by entomologist Alexei Sharov of Virginia Tech, this Web site provides dramatic, close-up, three-dimensional views of various insects, as presented in animated images or using the Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML). Virtual insects on display include the ant, stag beetle, water strider, and termite. Requires a QuickTime plug-in (movies) or a VRML plug-in (virtual […]

    By Science News
  2. Earth

    What’s Gotten into Everybody? Survey of bodily contaminants finds encouraging declines and new exposures

    The U.S. population's exposure to lead, secondhand smoke, and certain other harmful chemicals has trended downward, but some newly measured contaminants are present in a sizable fraction of the nation's residents, according to an updated report.

    By Ben Harder
  3. Health & Medicine

    Echinacea Disappoints: There’s still no cure for the common cold

    The folk remedy echinacea shows no benefit against the common cold.