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  1. Life

    Grasshoppers’ terror outlives them

    After an existence plagued by predatory spiders, the insects pass into oblivion, leaving a legacy of impoverished soil.

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  2. Life

    Calcium offers clues in mass extinction

    Ocean acidification during Permian period may have caused the Great Dying.

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  3. Life

    You have grandpa’s chromosome tips

    Older fathers pass more gene-protecting DNA to their paternal grandkids.

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  4. Life

    Invasive mite worsens honeybee viruses

    Once-obscure deformed wing virus swept to prominence in honeybee colonies in Hawaiian islands as invasive pest arrived.

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  5. Life

    Microbes flourish under Arctic sea ice

    Oceanographic expedition surprised to find photosynthetic microorganisms thriving under frozen surface.

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  6. Animals

    How a mosquito survives a raindrop hit

    Lightweight insects can ride a water droplet, as long as they separate from it before hitting the ground.

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  7. Life

    Ancient birds wiped out huge insects

    Competition in the air trumped the advantage of extra atmospheric oxygen.

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  8. Life

    Antiaging protein helps set daily rhythms

    Changing levels of sirtuin in the brain alter activity patterns in mice.

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  9. Earth

    Defying Depth

    How deep-sea creatures, and close relatives, survive tons of water weight.

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  10. Genetics

    Poppies make more than opium

    A 10-gene cluster controls the flowers’ production of a valuable cough suppressant and antitumor compound.

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  11. Life

    Treatment helps paralyzed rats walk

    A combination of drugs, electrical stimulation and therapy can restore lost connections between lower limbs and brain.

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  12. Life

    Blue-green algae release chemical suspected in some amphibian deformities

    Retinoic acid levels high in waterways rich in cyanobacteria blooms.

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