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- Life
Genes help monarchs migrate
At least 40 genes help monarch butterflies find their way to overwintering sites in Mexico.
- Earth
White House releases report on climate change
A new White House report addresses current and projected impacts of climate change across the United States.
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- Life
Superloud moth jams bat sonar
Newly recorded moth could be the first demonstrated case of natural sonar-jamming.
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Aping the Stone Age
Chimp chasers join artifact extractors to probe the roots of stone tools.
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Let there be light
New technology illuminates neuronal conversations in the brain
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- Life
Love song of the dengue vector mosquito
Male and female mosquitoes harmonize pitch when in the mood.
- Agriculture
Candy cane strategy sweetens life for goldenrods
Goldenrods temporarily duck their heads during pest season
- Animals
Forensics’ next tool: Hair-collecting caterpillars
First human DNA extraction from hair bits in moth larval case.
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Letters
Making tall or short of it In your article “The genetic dimension of height and health” ( SN: 5/9/09, p. 22 ), some medical consequences of being either taller or shorter than the median height of the study group are explained. To help us all extrapolate these findings to our own lives, don’t you think […]
- Earth
North America’s smallest dino predator
A new fossil analysis uncovers what may have been North America’s tiniest dino predator.
