Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics

  1. Genetics

    Baby swaps, crime scenes, and DNA testing

    By looking at animal DNA, investigators are solving crimes and conservationists are helping save endangered species.

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  2. Animals

    City birds hit the high notes

    Some songbirds battle traffic noise by singing at a higher pitch.

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  3. Tech

    Butterfly wings and waterproof coats

    Inspired by nature, scientists have come up with clever new designs for waterproof coatings.

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  4. Animals

    Ant invasions change the rules

    Ant invaders may wreck the rules by which entire communities of their peers work.

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  5. Animals

    Booby brothers and bullies

    Baby brown boobies can be pretty rough and tough in the nest.

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  6. Animals

    Better tools for techno crows

    Certain crows can make tools and even refine their designs.

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  7. Animals

    Childhood chills give bees six left feet

    If the bees are raised in cold temperatures, their dancing skills seem to go down the drain.

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