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The Geomyces destructans fungus causes deadly white-nose syndrome in bats
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It's hard to find hominid bones in museums, but it's easy to see them on the Internet
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Three color varieties each have advantages and disadvantages relative to the others
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When I met Jurassic Park scientific adviser Jack Horner by chance last month, he dropped a clue as to what the next movie is going to be about
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Was Torosaurus just an adult Triceratops? A poorly understood species may hold the key to the answer
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Neanderthals' short legs made them well-suited for walking in mountain environments
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Another study finds the planet has warmed, but that won't convince the skeptics
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Parasites and zombies are not science fiction; they infest rats, crickets, ants, moths and other creatures, sucking the life out of them
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In a new game set behind German lines during WWI, players run from sickle-clawed dinosaurs in the trenches
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Scientists using the Keck telescope in Hawaii have found what may be a protoplanet, the youngest planet ever found
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For 30 years the Zoo has helped breed hundreds of ferrets, but one of the most recent additions is in need of a name
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The discovery of a strange, crocodile-snouted dinosaur in England was the key to reconstructing one of the strangest groups of predatory dinosaurs ever
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Science is not a list of facts but a method of asking questions, testing possible answers and asking yet more questions
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Just in time for the 150th anniversary year of Archaeopteryx, paleontologists announce an 11th specimen of the dinosaur-like bird
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New research finds that the giant panda may get some bacterial help to digest its bamboo diet
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The discovery of a 100,000-year-old art studio in Africa hints at when modern human behavior emerged
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The demand for alternative remedies has given rise to a poaching industry that, along with other factors, has decimated animal populations
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A peculiar horned dinosaur from New Mexico may help paleontologists understand how titans such as Triceratops evolved
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The Very Large Array needs a new, more exciting name
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