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  1. From the February 21, 1931, issue

    WHAT BABIES THINK ABOUT What are baby’s secret thoughts? Babies understand what is said long before they are able to speak, psychologists have discovered. Wherefore, parents are reminded to think before they talk in front of even very young infants and to count to 10, or 110, before indulging in a family tiff while the […]

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  2. Anthropology

    Human ancestors had taste for termites

    Incisions on ancient bone implements found in South Africa indicate that human ancestors gathered termites, a protein-rich food source, more than 1 million years ago.

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  3. Earth

    Life on the Edge

    Will a mass extinction usher in a world of weeds and pests?

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  4. Health & Medicine

    Immunity’s Eyes

    Proteins called toll-like receptors allow human immune cells to detect microbes.

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  5. Paleontology

    Genes Seem to Link Unlikely Relatives

    Genetic markers on three proteins suggest a common African ancestor for elephants, aardvarks, elephant shrews, golden moles, and other animals.

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  6. Science News of the Year 2001

    A review of important scientific achievements reported in Science News during the year 2001.

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  7. Biology

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  8. Isn’t It a Bloomin’ Crime?

    Darwin called them felons, those creatures that take nectar without pollinating anything, but some modern scientists are reopening the case.

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  9. Male Insects Rule in a Tropical Society

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  10. Chemistry

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  11. Science News Books

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  12. The Buzz: Wings Flip, Air Whirls, Bugs Lift

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