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  1. Animals

    Helping the cause of macaws

    Scientists' discoveries about macaws may help these magnificent birds survive.

    By Julie Rehmeyer
  2. Animals

    Revenge of the cowbirds

    Some cowbirds seem to force other birds to raise their chicks.

    By Emily Sohn
  3. Environment

    Hazy with a chance of sunshine

    Air pollution may reduce rainfall.

    By Emily Sohn
  4. Tech

    Sweet, Sticky Science

    Toss out that bucket and kettle: Making maple syrup goes high tech.

    By Emily Sohn
  5. Brain

    Chimpanzee hunting tools

    Some chimps, especially youngsters and female adults, use spearlike wooden tools to hunt.

    By Emily Sohn
  6. Space

    Tracking Solar Storms

    Electrical storms on the sun can send charged particles all the way to Earth.

    By Emily Sohn
  7. Tech

    Look into My Eyes

    Computers are gaining the power to track precisely where you're looking.

    By Emily Sohn
  8. Health & Medicine

    A fix for injured knees

    A new way of repairing a common knee injury might someday help athletes recover faster.

    By Patrick L. Barry
  9. Animals

    A meal plan for birds

    Scrub jays do a bird version of planning ahead for their next meal.

    By Emily Sohn
  10. Planets

    Defining planethood

    Did Pluto deserve to be demoted from the rank of planet in the solar system?

    By Emily Sohn
  11. Space

    A dead star’s dusty ring

    Astronomers have observed the dusty remains of a planetary system around a dead star.

    By Emily Sohn
  12. Earth

    Petrified lightning

    Sand turned into glass by a lightning strike can provide clues about ancient climates.

    By Emily Sohn
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