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Number 11: A mole rat's incisors can be moved independently and can even work together like a pair of chopsticks
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Sociologist Keith Hampton believes technology and social networking affect our lives in some very positive ways
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As the space shuttle program ends, a salute to some of its most surprising studies
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Staffers at the National Zoo clue us in to how animals like elephants and hippos protect themselves from harmful UV rays
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Iceland is pretty much the least habitable of all the places that people have inhabited. But visiting it is like hiking through a geology textbook
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Just a quick note that Science magazine's website is running a live chat this afternoon at 3:00 about new techniques to reveal color in fossils
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The town of Granger, Washington has a dinosaur sculpture park as well as dinosaurs adorning various vehicles around town
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A 2009 discovery of a new tiny tyrant has been called into question by a recently released study
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The humor and use of specimens to highlight fossil mysteries make this dinosaur museum an essential stop
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There are about 2,000 species of fireflies, a type of beetle that lights up its abdomen with a chemical reaction to attract a mate
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This month's blog carnival highlights one blogger's old toys, an odd street intersection, why sketchbooks still matter and more
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Slasher is a turkey—give me Suchomimus, Acrocanthosaurus or Cryolophosaurus any day
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The first tropical storm of 2011 is a reminder to prepare for potential disasters
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To me, it looks like the dinosaur is trying to do a Kool-Aid Man impression: Oh Yeah!
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The chikungunya virus has escaped Africa and is traveling around the world via a widespread, invasive, voracious mosquito
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A cycling entrepreneur has turned to the durable plant as a low-tech and affordable option for building bikes
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We've all used a fishy metaphor in the past, but use the wrong one and you can look pretty stupid
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The site became a must-see dinosaur landmark in 1957, and in a few months, visitors will once again be able to see the spectacular quarry wall
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Contrary to a snarky review, this monograph is one of the most important works ever published in the history of vertebrate paleontology
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