Jul 01 2011
Genitals Are Loudest Animal’s Noisy Tools
The flea-sized insect makes a noise as loud as a lawnmower using its penis.
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Jun 17 2011
Lyme Disease: Where’s the Vaccine?
With summer upon us, ticks are out again, and that's a problem for anyone who enjoys the great outdoors.
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Jun 10 2011
New Dino May Be World’s Smallest
This dinosaur may be pint-sized, but it was still a predator.
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Jun 09 2011
Diving Bell Spider Uses Bubble Like Gills
A bubble of air inside an underwater silk sack allows one species of spider to remain underwater for hours at a time.
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Jun 03 2011
Heavy Honeybee Losses Reported Over Winter
The 30 percent drop was significant, but was at least less steep than the previous winter by 4 percent.
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Jun 01 2011
Mosquitoes Fooled by Smelly Molecules
Confusing blood-thirsty mosquitoes with low-cost chemicals could be a powerful new tool to fight the spread of malaria.
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Jun 01 2011
Spiders, Too, at Risk in Human-Altered World
They may be creepy-crawly, but spiders are a bellwether for a healthy environment. And their numbers are in decline.
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May 25 2011
Spiny-Headed Predator Dominated Pre-Dino Seas
The bizarre animal with spiny head appendages, body blades and jointed legs thrived in the oceans 542 to 472 million years ago.
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May 25 2011
Spiny-Headed Predator Dominated Pre-Dino Seas
The bizarre animal with spiny head appendages, body blades and jointed legs thrived in the oceans 542 to 472 million years ago.
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Apr 13 2011
Will the Pine Beetle Cross the Continent?
The tiny insect can turn entire pine forests into bleak landscapes.
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