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We love to imagine Tyrannosaurus fighting Triceratops to the death, but did such battles ever happen?
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A Microsoft prototype called Digits could put the power to control everything from TV screens to smart phones in a device you wear on your wrist
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The details are what separate a good outfit from an amazing one. The images in the Biodiversity Heritage Library can help you make the leap
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A rigorous experiment compared pumpkin-carving tools to determine the safest way to carve a pumpkin
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The shoulder blades of a 3.3-million-year-old Australopithecus afarensis child suggest the species spent at least some time in the treetops
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A trio of feathered dinosaurs tests a longstanding hypothesis and hint that there may be more feathered dinosaur fossils than anyone ever expected
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Scientists have found ultrathin multicellular bacteria that create electrical circuits several centimeters long
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Paleontologists have known about Heterodontosaurus for decades, but a new restoration of the dinosaur shows just how freaky it was
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A nascent hurricane in the Caribbean could bring flooding and high winds to the East Coast—or could take a turn and head out to sea
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A computer simulation supports the idea that grandmothers helped our species evolve social skills and longer lives
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This year's SVP conference in Raleigh, North Carolina showcased a wealth of new dinosaur science
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The ABO blood group evolved at least 20 million years ago, but scientists still don't understand the purpose of blood types
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The war on cancer has been going on for more than 40 years. Here are 10 small--and maybe not so small--victories scientists have had this year
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For over a century and a half, paleontologists have been confounded by the sail-backed carnivore Becklespinax. What did this dinosaur really look like?
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Earlier this week, federal officials arrested a man charged with selling numerous illegal dinosaur specimens
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Mark Perez and his troupe of performers tour the country, using a life-sized version of the popular game to explain simple machines
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Debris shed by the legendary Halley's comet could make for an impressive meteor show
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Sediments and ancient leaves recovered from the bottom of a Japanese lake will help scientists around the world more precisely date ancient objects
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It sounds funny, but when Google created a huge computer network that was able to identify cats from YouTube videos, it was a big leap forward for artificial intelligence.
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