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  1. Tech

    Ribbon to the Stars

    Advances in one of the tiniest of technologies—carbon nanotubes—is bringing the concept of a space elevator closer to reality.

    By Ron Cowen

  2. A Man’s Job

    Sperm contain an unexpected payload of RNA, a discovery offering insight into infertility, cloning, and contraception.

    By John Travis
  3. Animals

    Music without Borders

    When birds trill and whales woo-oo, we call it singing. Are we serious?

    By Susan Milius

  4. Colossal study shows amphibian woes

    The largest amphibian data set ever crunched—936 populations in 37 countries—confirms global declines.

    By Susan Milius
  5. Archaeology

    Early New World Settlers Rise in East

    New evidence supports the view that people occupied a site in coastal Virginia at least 15,000 years ago.