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1,233 results for: Ray Fish

  1. Animals

    Better bird nesting also good for giant manta rays

    Disrupting tree canopies on a Pacific atoll discourages big fish off shore through a long chain of ecological consequences.

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  2. Life

    Old-fashioned fish regrow fins

    Fish on an ancient line can regenerate lost limbs with newt-like flair, suggesting that ability was shared among ancient ancestors.

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  3. Life

    Sawfish don’t saw

    Spiked snouts whack prey to the bottom, helping the predator better get its mouth around dinner.

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  4. Letters

    A Boy Scout’s salute I am a Boy Scout doing the Communications Merit Badge. I am supposed to write to the editor of a magazine and express my opinion. I’ve always loved the Atom & Cosmos section because I’m very interested in particle physics and on the other end of the scale, cosmology. “Earth-y orb […]

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  5. Life

    Research in cell communication system wins 2012 chemistry Nobel

    G protein-coupled receptors relay messages from other cells and the environment into the cell's interior.

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  6. Life

    Antibody may explain collagen’s undoing

    A newly discovered process could help account for the destruction that rheumatoid arthritis causes.

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  7. Chemistry

    Disorder at Work

    Proteins without a definite shape can still take on important jobs.

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  8. Science & Society

    Youthful ingenuity honored at Intel ISEF

    Young scientists receive awards for insights applicable to cancer treatment, homeland security, water supplies and more.

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  9. As Told By the Egg

    The story of fertilization, from the female point of view.

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  10. Animals

    DEET of the sea

    Before turning in for the night, some reef-dwelling fish apply a slimy mucus shield to deter biting bugs.

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  11. The Digital Camera Revolution

    Instead of imitating film counterparts, new technologies work with light in creative ways.

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  12. Health & Medicine

    Food/Nutrition

    Losing weight with chocolate, plus deep-fried dioxins, edible sunscreens and more in this week's news

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