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Newly excavated fossils tell us more about the cow-sized, plant-eating Bunostegos akokanensis, which roamed Pangea around 260 million years ago
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Rusty, a red panda, was first discovered missing from his enclosure early Monday morning, but was found in the afternoon
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From early studies from Audobon to gifts from Ethiopian kings, the specimens in this collection each have a story
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Nearly 40 years after Jaws gave sharks a bad rap, the fish are the ones that need saving, not the beachgoers
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"Rain Room," on display at MoMA, is an indoor downpour that detects the presence of people and adjusts to keep them dry
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Recent research suggests that the brain rebuilds a memory every time it is recalled. And that creates a window of opportunity for changing it
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New science shows that cabbage, carrots and blueberries experience circadian rhythms, with potential consequences for nutrition
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Why is a snail variety found only in Ireland and the Pyrenees? DNA analysis suggests that it hitched a boat ride with early travelers
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Mix 3-D printers and biomimicry and what do you get? Products that are as strong, resilient, versatile--and biodegradable--as most things in nature
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The presence of whipworm and roundworm eggs suggest that crusaders were especially predisposed to death by malnutrition
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Being exposed to faces or images that you associate with your home country primes you to think in your native tongue, a new study shows
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The ocean bathing the underside of massive sheets of floating ice is slowly melting ice shelves, making them vulnerable to collapse
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Scientists keep finding reasons why fathers matter. They also think it's not a bad idea for dads to ask their kids, "How am I doing?"
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Located in Ontario, Canada, Wolf Lake faces the threat of mining for the next 21 years
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Cracking the Code of the Human Genome
Genetic information gathered from centuries-old exhumed bones reveals that the infection hasn't changed much in the past 1,000 years
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Photographer Mike Olbinski captured a massive and rare type of thunderstorm along the Texas panhandle
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Languages that evolve at high elevations are more likely to include a sound that's easier to make when the air is thinner, new research shows
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Before hatching, a baby turtle can deliberately move between warm and cool patches within its egg--a behavior that may help determine its gender
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Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Scientists figured the answers to this and other pressing questions once and for all
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How founder and CEO Curt Jones is trying to keep the tiny ice cream beads from becoming a thing of the past
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