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Some books, toys, art and clothing for the scientist or geek in your life
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Tell us, by Friday, December 9, what lengths you've gone to for your favorite celebratory dishes
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For the past 60 years, scientists have argued over the enigmatic, human-like fossils of the nine-million-year-old Italian ape
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Film is dying, according to several reports. Or maybe it isn't. Alexander Payne, among others, chimes in
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Early research by the Smithsonian revealed the origin of thousands of mysterious earthen mounds across the country
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This is not super-sexy research, but some of the biggest gaps in our understanding about dinosaurs involve relatively simple things
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As you begin your holiday shopping, review these selections of the best picture books of the year
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New research provides insight into an evolutionary concept introduced by Charles Darwin
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Machines that respond to your touch, motion or voice are making keyboards obsolete. Is your TV remote next?
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The distinctive building is Washington, D.C.'s first structure to be illuminated red for the annual occasion
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Women's clothing was a problem, and to efficiently ride a bike there was only one thing to do: Take it off
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Why have humans and our ancestors been cooking for all this time? A first-of-its-kind study suggests cooked food gives the body a "pick-me-up"
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Back when tyrannosaurs were new to science, paleontologist Lawrence Lambe cast them as bumbling scavengers that ate rotten flesh
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Join a panel of Natives who have served in the armed forces, spend the night at an exclusive Chinese-themed soiree, and explore the world of tattoos
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A bigger body means increased drag, slower speeds and greater vulnerability to predators
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Though the American chef popularized French cuisine, she hasn't yet received her due in the city she loved
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The latest proposed destination for human space missions illustrates the essential hollowness of the current direction of our civil space program
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A new study unravels the relationships among a group of spectacular songbirds that diversified as the Hawaiian Islands emerged from the Pacific
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What do sea otters, wolves and capuchin monkeys reveal about our hominid ancestors?
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