An intergalactic war is going on, but not the kind we used to read about in science fiction magazines
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Retrieved from a mile beneath the earth's surface 65 million years after their creation, they bear witness to a cataclysm - and the death of the dinosaurs
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A complicated battle over one fossil Tyrannosaurus rex—and the high-stakes auction of another—raises a big question: Who gets to own the bones?
These rodents are cute if you're not a suburban homeowner watching your grass disappear. Millions live on the prairies, yet the rascals are in trouble
Keep your eyes on the sky—a flock of robots may be heading your way
Bursts of gamma rays have been a mystery for 30 years; Now, with new satellites, we have some clues
Rehabilitating injured or abandoned wildlife fulfills the longing of many animal lovers to know other bloods
The evolution of this freshwater pearl-maker reaches its apex in our Southeastern rivers
Evolution may tell us why living things—including humans—age at such diverse rates
As recently as 200 years ago, dunes and sheet sand were active throughout the Great Plains. A serious drought could bring them back
Even hunters of timber rattlers now admit that these snakes are shy, placid and very fragile
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Thanks to 300 volunteers, steelhead are back again, despite highways, offices and a campus
Volcanologist Richard Fiske loves fieldwork most of all--when he's on the job, the Earth moves
Without free-roaming bands of wild horses, the American West just wouldn't be the same
For archaeologists, the proof is in the pudding or rather, in the agave, cactus and other goodies
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In Down East Maine, the lobster means more than seafood
It's colorless, odorless and gets no respect, but it's vital to the cycle of life and we may be using too much
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