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- Life
Climate warms, creatures head for the hills
Unusual data let scientists test predictions that global warming drives species up slopes.
By Susan Milius -
As the worms churn
Burrowing animals mix soil and sediments, shaping the environment and scientists’ understanding of it.
By Sid Perkins -
- Animals
Fenced-off trees drop their friends
Protecting acacia trees from large, tree-munching animals sets off a chain of events that ends up ruining the trees' partnership with their bodyguard ants.
By Susan Milius - Earth
Improved Cars: Chu on It
Hey Detroit: Lighten up, the incoming Energy Secretary recommends.
By Janet Raloff - Tech
Whiz Kids: The Movie
New independent film showcases the arduous path by which extraodinary high school researchers reach the Science Talent Search competition in Washington, D.C.
By Janet Raloff - Life
Embryos can learn visually
For cuttlefish embryos, what they see is what they'll crave as food later
By Susan Milius - Life
Schools make fish smarter
A study of consensus decision making shows that sticklebacks make wider choices in groups of three or more.
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- Life
Beetles grow weed killer
Beetle moms carry their own bacteria for making a compound to protect their gardens.
By Susan Milius - Health & Medicine
The Foreign Drug Trade
Chances are you haven't a clue where your medicines come from.
By Janet Raloff - Chemistry
Kavli Awardees Named
Norwegian Academy awards three novel and hefty prizes to three teams of scientists.
By Janet Raloff