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  1. Earth

    A Whiff of Danger

    Synthetic fragrance chemicals can inhibit the activity of molecules that cells depend on to eject harmful substances.

    By Ben Harder

  2. 19530

    This article ends with the remark, “overall, ‘coercion plays a more important role than kinship in favoring cooperation in insect societies.'” But there’s no proof in the article of this being true in the wasps’ activities overall. Only some of their egg handling is mentioned. If the conclusion is true, it overthrows 40 years of […]

    By Science News
  3. Animals

    Cops with Six Legs

    Insects commit crimes against their colonies, and researchers are taking a closer look at how these six-legged criminals get punished.