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Ocean Bioluminescence

By Iain MacLeod on Friday, July 29, 2005.

Have you ever noticed those magical twinkling lights that comes off the ocean on a mid-summer night? Believe it or not, this lovely display it is the product of one organisms defense mechanisms.

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It's All In The Nose

By Rosemary Conroy on Friday, July 22, 2005.

There are lots of ways to deter animals from grazing in your garden this summer, but hitting them in the olfactories just might be the most effective.

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Firefly Flirting

By Iain MacLeod on Friday, July 15, 2005.

Sure, those little magical flashes in the night may dazzle us, but all that showing off is meant for another admirer all together.

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The Miraculous Milk of Mourning Doves

By Rosemary Conroy on Friday, July 1, 2005.

While most baby birds get regurgitated worms for dinner, the young mourning dove is reared on something a little closer to a baby mammal's diet...milk.

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