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- Humans
Science News of the Year 2003
A review of important scientific achievements reported in Science News during the year 2003.
- Ecosystems
Fish stocking may transmit toad disease
Hatchery-raised trout can transfer a deadly fungus to western toads, bolstering the view that fish stocking may play a role in amphibian population declines.
- Agriculture
Slugging It Out with Caffeine
Anyone who has raised tomatoes in a moist environment knows the tell-tale sign: Overnight, a ripe, juicy orb sustains a huge, oozing wound. If you arrive early, you might catch the dastardly culprit: a slug. In one test, scientists sprayed soil with dilute caffeine and then watched as slugs, like this one, made haste to […]
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Breathtaking Science
A small region within the brainstem creates the normal breathing rhythm.
- Ecosystems
Tadpole Science Gets Its Legs . . .
The amazingly complex tadpole now shines in ecological studies.
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Weather cycles may drive toad decline
For the first time, scientists have linked a global climate pattern to a specific mechanism of amphibian decline.
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Science News of the Year 2002
A review of important scientific achievements reported in Science News during the year 2002.
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Science News of the Year 2002
A review of important scientific achievements reported in Science News during the year 2002.
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Lifestyles of the bright and toxic overlap
The first study of home life for Madagascar's poison frogs in the wild finds a striking resemblance to a group that's not closely related, the poison-dart frogs in the Americas.
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Things That Go Thump
There's a whole world of animal communication by vibration that researchers are now exploring.
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Science News of the Year 2001
A review of important scientific achievements reported in Science News during the year 2001.
