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Everyone knows the "Golden Girls" actress for her long television career, but she is just as proud of her work with zoos
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Some males take decades to fully mature; this arrested development can improve their odds of mating success
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It wouldn't seem to be. But social TV, where people interact with their friends on a second screen while they're watching a show, may be boosting ratings
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King Kong's fearsome Brontosaurus found a home in an out-of-the-way Utah museum
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The Millennium Seed Bank has set out to collect 25 percent of the world's plant species by 2020—before it is too late
The renowned physicist enjoyed the sensation of weightlessness while 24,000 feet over the Atlantic
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The History Channel presents self-appointed challengers of science who take on the idea that aliens caused the extinction of non-avian dinosaurs
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Seventy-five years later, opinions still vary on what caused the airship to explode so suddenly
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An isolated Utah gas station created its own rendition of the iconic Sinclair dinosaur
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Not an easy answer. But here are 10 recent studies on what it means to be a mother today
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A new study claims dinosaur farts contributed to prehistoric climate change, but don't believe reports that they gassed themselves to death
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By helping raise their grandchildren, grandmothers might have influenced the spread of certain genes, a new study suggests
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Acanthaspis petax, a type of assassin bug, stacks dead ant bodies on its back to confuse predators
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A Victorian-era naturalist thought he'd found a new kind of dinosaur, and he threw a fit when other naturalists disagreed
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What are those burning questions about the cosmos that still baffle astronomers today?
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Humans' big, fast-growing brains and unique style of walking explain why it takes so long for infant skulls to develop
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We now create an enormous amount of digital data every day on smart phones, social networks and sensors. So how do you make sense of all of it?
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Even though dinosaurs never lived in the sea, a few unfortunate specimens created temporary reefs in ancient oceans
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On Star Wars day, we take a look at the science behind the series' most popular spacecraft and the force fields it flies through
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At a spooky abandoned theme park, once-regal dinosaurs are suffering a second extinction
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