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  1. Paleontology

    A Ticklish Debate

    Paleontologists engaged in a contentious debate about the origins of feathers often reach interpretations that are poles apart, and they defend their views with fervor.

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  2. Telltale Heart

    Genetics is revealing the first steps in building a heart—the organ that is first to develop, subject to the most birth defects, and difficult to heal when damaged later in life.

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  3. Paleontology

    Beyond Bones

    The forensic analysis of trace fossils such as footprints, nests, burrows, and even coprolites—fossilized feces—reveal subtle clues about ancient species, their behavior, and their environment.

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  4. Earth

    Macho Waters

    Some river pollution spawns body-altering steroids.

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  5. Pheromone Cuts down a Male’s Flirting Time

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  6. Biology

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  7. Out of the Swamps

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  8. A Whirlwind over Kansas

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  9. Thyroid Linked to Some Frog Defects

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  10. Biology

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  11. China Yields a Flock of Downy Dinosaurs

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  12. Other Clues to Thought and Action

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