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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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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