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In a new book, anthropologist Christopher Boehm traces the steps our species went through to attain a conscience
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A damaged skull throws support to the idea that some dome-headed dinosaurs butted heads
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The moon's closest approach to earth will coincide with a perfectly full moon
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Nanotechnology is taking health care to the molecular level and changing it in profound ways. But is it all good?
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Greater spatial intelligence may have given modern humans an edge over Neanderthals, a new study proposes
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After a long lull, a stampede of dinosaur films is headed for theaters
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The discoverer of the world's (then) smallest frog, snake and lizard does it again with new species of Caribbean skinks
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Were the last dinosaurs thriving or declining just before Tyrannosaurus and kin disappeared?
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Get a sneak peak at the new project that will search for mysterious cosmic energies that drive our universe
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The island’s most famous inhabitant is under attack by a diabolical disease
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Birds must be geniuses because they use quantum mechanics to navigate
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Be it ever so humble, it's more than just a place. It’s also an idea—one where the heart is
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With the spacecraft poised to leave our solar system, the writer who helped compile the time capsules they carry reflects on our foray into outer space
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A pair of enigmatic teeth might hint that croc-snouted spinosaurs had a deeper history than we presently understand
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As you plan for summer vacation, don't forget to pack one of these reads on Neanderthals, human origins, new fossils or the first people in the New World
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Earlier this week, photos were released of an extremely rare killer whale off the eastern coast of Russia
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Tyrannosaur traditionalists are registering their displeasure at the way paleontologists are altering our understanding of dinosaur lives
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Most bikers scoff at them, but as the U.S. population ages and gas prices rise, expect to see more bikes running on batteries
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A new method reveals which pages of ancient religious texts were most frequently used—and which prayers perpetually put readers to sleep
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A strange jaw fragment, once thought to belong to a crocodile-like predator, turned out to be a dinosaur
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