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  1. Animals

    Picky-eater termites choose good vibes

    Good vibrations may have a lot to do with which pieces of wood a termite attacks.

    By Susan Milius
  2. Math

    New largest prime discovered

    Computers have discovered a new largest prime number with a whopping 7,816,230 digits.

    By Erica Klarreich
  3. Astronomy

    Puzzling radio blasts

    Astronomers are stumped by powerful radio waves emanating from the center of our galaxy.

    By Ron Cowen
  4. Math

    Fibonacci’s Other Numbers

    Arrays of whole numbers can give intriguing sums.

    By Ivars Peterson
  5. Humans

    From the March 9, 1935, issue

    How early fish learned to swim, a long-distance record for short radio waves, and tidal effects inside Earth.