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  1. Animals

    Year in review: Insect, bird evolution revisited

    Insects got an entirely new family tree after an extensive genetic analysis rearranged the creatures' relations.

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  2. Animals

    When sweet little bees go to war

    Tiny Tetragonula bees don’t sting but have strong jaws. The bees fight by biting a combatant and not letting go.

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  3. Environment

    Atomic ant sand

    Robb Hermes asked for sand ants to get samples of Trinitite, a material created in the test blasts of the first atomic bomb.

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  4. Animals

    ‘Animal Weapons’ examines evolution of natural armor

    Biological arms races have led to the evolution of horns, tusks and other extreme armament in the natural world.

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  5. Animals

    Common pesticides change odds in ant fights

    Species’ combat success can rise or fall after repeated exposure to a common neonicotinoid insecticide.

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  6. Life

    Mouse sperm parties make for straight swimmers

    Mouse sperm hunt for eggs in packs, but grouping doesn’t boost speed. Instead, gangs of the reproductive cells move in straighter lines.

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  7. Animals

    Ten real-life Halloween horrors in the natural world

    Vampires and witches are nothing compared to mind-controlling parasites, nose ticks and antibiotic-resistant superbugs.

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  8. Animals

    African frog conceals itself with chemicals

    Two small peptides keep the West African savanna frog from being stung by ants.

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  9. Earth

    Mineral hunting, mob math and more reader feedback

    Readers ask about Earth's most abundant mineral and discuss the notoriously unpredictable behavior of pedestrians.

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  10. Animals

    Elephant shrews are, oddly, related to actual elephants

    A new species in the group is the smallest yet, with adults smaller than a newborn kitten.

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  11. Animals

    Mama frog’s care includes a gift of poison

    Strawberry poison frog tadpoles get defensive chemicals through unfertilized, nutritious eggs provided by mom.

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  12. Animals

    A brief history of animal death in space

    The Russian “sexy space geckos” join a long list of creatures that have died after humans sent them into space.

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