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These Hairworms Eat a Cricket Alive and Control Its Mind
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A baby hairworm hitches a ride inside a cricket, feasting on its fat until the coiled-up parasite is ready to burst out. Then it hijacks the cricket's mind and compels it to head to water for a gruesome little swim.
 
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'Do I Really Want to Know?' The Quandary of Genetic Testing When You're Pregnant
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Why screening for hundreds of genetic diseases can lead to more questions than answers.
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Drought's Over But the Dead Tree Toll in California Keeps Rising
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The latest survey reveals an apparent slowdown in dying trees, but California's forests are still not out of the woods.
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NASA's Mars Rover Opportunity Is Officially Declared Dead
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The six-wheeled rover landed on the red planet in January 2004 for what was billed as a 90-day mission. The plucky robot was still going until a dust storm on Mars last summer killed it.
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Butterflies Vs. Border Wall: National Butterfly Center Seeks Restraining Order
The center says government officials have already cut down trees on its private property in anticipation of a border wall. The planned wall would split its property in two.
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Event: The 67th Annual Pacific Orchid Exposition
Held by the San Francisco Orchid Society, this year's theme is "Orchids of the Enchanted Forest." February 21-24 in the Hall of Flowers at Golden Gate Park.
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