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ANIMALS The social lives of whales By Eric Wagner, Mar 13, 2015 07:15 am New tools are giving scientists an unprecedented glimpse into the behaviors of whales and dolphins. And these new data are upending long-held assumptions. Read More Read More»

EARTH Ancient ocean linked to supercontinent’s breakup By Thomas Sumner, Mar 12, 2015 07:00 am The supercontinent Pangaea started breaking apart 200 million years ago. This may have been triggered by the shrinking of the Tethys Ocean, a new study finds. Read More Read More»

YOUNG SCIENTISTS, TEACHING SCIENCE America’s top teen scientists By Andrew Bridges, Mar 11, 2015 12:01 am The Intel Science Talent Search is America’s top high school science competition. This year, the top finishers took home more than $1 million in prizes. Read More Read More»

PHYSICS How to pick up messages after they’re gone By Andrew Grant, Mar 10, 2015 07:00 am By watching for light’s ‘echoes,’ physicists think they can retrieve information being relayed by or as light. It could make it possible for astronomers to view distant objects without having to see the light they cast off. Read More Read More»

ANIMALS Where an ant goes when it's gotta go By Sarah Zielinski, Mar 09, 2015 07:00 am The black garden ant has been spotted defecating inside its own nest. Scientists now characterize these spots as ant toilets. Read More Read More»

EARTH News Brief: Volcanic spark zaps ash to glass By Thomas Sumner, Mar 08, 2015 07:00 am The lightning associated with some erupting volcanoes can be quite crafty — turning ash into lots of microscopic glass beads. Read More Read More»

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