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  1. Animals

    Here’s how geckos (almost) walk on water

    New high-speed video reveals how geckos use a hybrid walking-swimming gait in water to reach speeds similar to those on land.

    By Laurel Hamers
  2. Genetics

    A 5,000-year-old mass grave harbors the oldest plague bacteria ever found

    DNA from an ancient strain of the plague-causing bacterium could help uncover the origins of the deadly disease.

    By Bruce Bower
  3. Animals

    Pea aphid youngsters use piggyback rides to escape a crisis

    When some mammal is about to munch their plant, aphids drop to the ground and youngsters want a ride to safety.

    By Susan Milius
  4. Health & Medicine

    Baboons survive 6 months after getting a pig heart transplant

    A team of German scientists used new methods to successfully transplant genetically modified and fully functioning pig hearts into baboons.