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An international team of scientists used sensitive instruments to show that oil from human skin reacts with ozone to generate potent, free radicals. These chemicals can further react with most organic compounds present in the indoor environment to produce dangerous pollutants. 

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Symbiotic Organs: Extreme Intimacy with the Microbial World

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Infographic: Symbiotic Organs Bring Hosts and Microbes Closer

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Secret to Reproductive Ants’ Longevity Revealed

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Science Snapshot: One Insect’s Corpse Is Another’s Breakfast

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Science Snapshot: The Need for Speed

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Bull Ant Venom Evolved to Make Bites More Painful to Mammals

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Mapping the Neighborhoods of the Gut Microbiome

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Even the Tiniest of Birds Use Smell in Some Situations

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E.O. Wilson, Renowned Ant Researcher, Dies at 92

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A Single Transcription Factor Changes Ants to Queens

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Ants Produce Antibiotics that May Protect Plants

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Image of the Day: Farming Ants

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How Evolution Made the Highveld Mole Rat Impervious to Ant Stings

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Image of the Day: Divide and Conquer

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