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  1. Science & Society

    ‘GMOs’ isn’t a four-letter word, but it is hard to define

    The definition of what constitutes a genetically modified organism is a challenge to those tasked with developing standards for labeling foods that contain GMOs.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg
  2. Animals

    Rock ant decisions swayed by six-legged social media

    When rock ants start influencing each other with one-on-one social contact, a colony’s collective decisions can change.

    By Susan Milius
  3. Earth

    ‘Eruption’ looks back at devastating Mount St. Helens blast

    In Eruption, a science writer recounts the societal, economic and geologic forces that contributed to the Mount St. Helens disaster.

    By Sid Perkins
  4. Animals

    Don’t judge a whale’s gut microbiome by diet alone

    Evolutionary history and diet may both determine the microbes that live in a baleen whale's stomach, researchers report.

    By Helen Thompson
  5. Life

    The origin of biological clocks

    Most of Earth’s creatures keep time with the planet’s day/night cycle. Scientists are still debating how and why the circadian clocks that govern biological timekeeping evolved.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  6. Animals

    How to see with eyes made of rock

    Tiny mollusk eyes in chiton armor can pick up rough images.

    By Susan Milius
  7. Paleontology

    New dolphin fossil makes a splash

    A newly discovered dolphin fossil provides clues to the evolution of river dolphins in the Americas.

    By Helen Thompson
  8. Microbes

    Microbial matter comes out of the dark

    Undiscovered bacteria challenge what scientists know about microbial life.

    By Laura Beil
  9. Animals

    An island in the Maldives is made of parrotfish poop

    Coral-eating parrotfish create much of the sediment that a reef island is made of, a new study finds.

    By Sarah Zielinski
  10. Animals

    Saving salamanders from amphibian killer may take extreme measures

    Experience from lethal Bd fungus outbreak is helping researchers defend North America’s salamander paradise from new Bsal threat.

    By Susan Milius
  11. Climate

    Real estate is tight as marine species move to cooler waters

    Marine species migrating amid global warming face shrinking habitats in cooler locations.

    By Beth Mole
  12. Health & Medicine

    Zika, psychobiotics and more in reader feedback

    Readers respond to the April 2, 2016, issue of Science News with thoughts on Zika virus, planetary science, microbes in mental health and more.

    By Science News Staff