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  1. Plants

    The dietary habits of the emerald ash borer beetle are complicated

    Tests answer some questions about the emerald ash borer’s hidden taste for olive and fringe trees.

    By Susan Milius
  2. Animals

    Even a tiny oil spill spells bad news for birds

    Just a small amount of crude can make birds less active.

    By Laurel Hamers
  3. Materials Science

    This material does weird things under pressure

    A new metamaterial has a seemingly impossible property: It swells when squeezed.

    By Maria Temming
  4. Earth

    Watch NASA’s mesmerizing new visualization of the 2017 hurricane season

    Swirls of sand, sea salt and smoke make atmospheric currents visible in a new NASA visualization.