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6,812 results for: Insects

  1. Animals

    Aphids make their own bright colors

    The insects’ ancestors adapted fungal DNA for manufacturing vital compounds.

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  2. Dawn of the Dinosaurs

    Paleontologists probe the majestic reptiles’ origin and rise.

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  3. Life

    Just warm enough

    Mammals may have evolved a characteristic body temperature to avoid fungal infections without burning too hot.

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  4. Planetary Science

    Worldwide slowdown in plant carbon uptake

    A decade of droughts has stifled the increasing growth of terrestrial vegetation.

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  5. Animals

    Sex, crickets and videotape

    Security cameras focused on insects in the wild are looking at whether lab science has gotten the singing, mating and fighting right.

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  6. Paleontology

    Pollination in the pre-flower-power era

    Scorpionflies with long-reaching mouthparts may have helped plants procreate long before blossoms evolved.

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  7. Book Review: Anthill: A Novel by E.O. Wilson

    Review by Susan Milius.

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  8. Life

    Emerging disease may wipe out common bat in the Northeast

    Hard-hit region could lose little brown myotis to white-nose syndrome within decades

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  9. Animals

    Cats drink using lap-and-gulp trick

    Felines imbibe by pulling up a column of fluid and then snatching a bit of it before it splashes back down.

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  10. Health & Medicine

    Gut bacteria reflect dietary differences

    A comparison of African and European children concludes that high-fiber, low-fat diets cultivate healthier intestinal microflora.

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  11. Earth

    Unicorn fly of the Cretaceous

    An ancient fly discovered trapped in amber sports a horn atop its head and topped with three eyes.

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  12. In the Zone

    Evolution may have trained the mind to see scoring streaks — even where they don't exist.

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