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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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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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What caused Australia's dinosaur stampede? A short musical performance suggests an answer
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A new type of evidence found in lunar rocks indicates that an enormous collision between a young Earth and a Mars-sized object formed the moon
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These frightening creatures defend themselves with slime and chow down on animal carcasses
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Scientists disagree over whether a 3.5-million-year-old skull is a flat-faced species of hominid or just a distorted example of Australopithecus afarensis
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A new company called Epic Frequency turns historic audio files into artwork
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The weird alvarezsaurs look perfectly-adapted to eating termites, but how can we find out what they really ate?
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Mountain of Dinosaurs, from 1967, uses extinction as a metaphor for Soviet oppression
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A new study examines the neurological basis for unpleasant noises—and finds exactly which sounds are the most irritating
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