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  1. Sitting around? (Chomp!) Back to work!

    An analysis of nestmates biting each other in a wasp colony suggests that the nips and outright chomps help organize work flow in the nest.

    By Susan Milius

  2. Minke whales make Star Wars noises

    Researchers have identified the dwarf minke whales of Australia as the source of an odd sound like the firing of a Stars Wars laser gun.

    By Susan Milius
  3. Anthropology

    Human fossils tell a fish tale

    Fossil clues indicate that Stone Age humans ate a considerable amount of seafood, giving them a broader and more resilient diet than that of Neandertals.

    By Bruce Bower
  4. Anthropology

    Early agriculture flowered in Mexico

    Mexico may have served as a center of early plant domestication in the Americas, according to researchers who have excavated a site near Mexico's Gulf Coast.