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  1. Animals

    Flight burns less fuel than stopovers

    The first measurements of energy use in migrating songbirds confirms that birds burn more energy during stopovers along the way than during their total flying time.

    By Susan Milius
  2. Humans

    From the July 8, 1933, issue

    THE NYMPHS’ FLOWER Serene, cool, immaculate, the water lily floats beneath the summer sun, where the big flat drops of water shine like silver coins on the round, flat leaves. The water lily has been the delight of poets of all ages and peoples. Of moralists, too, who like to reflect that all that superb […]

    By Science News
  3. Astronomy

    Strange Matter

    What’s materials science? This engaging Web site for kids of all ages introduces “the study of stuff.”