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A clutch of titanosaur eggs

New Research

Can Eggshells Crack the Case of Whether Dinosaurs Ran Hot or Cold?

Dinosaurs may not be cold or warm blooded, but somewhere in between

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High Definition Video of Jupiter Reveals New Weather in the Great Red Spot

Video portrait shows massive storm changing as it shrinks

Eco-tourists snorkeling with fish in a Brazilian river

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Does Ecotourism Hurt or Help?

When critters get used to tourists, they may be less aware of both predators and poachers

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Declassified Spy Maps Show Melting Arctic Ice

Maps reveal how climate and politics are heating up in the Arctic

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America's in the Midst of a Lobster Boom

With the lobster catch up sixfold in the last 30 years, can we eat without worry?

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Learn Physics From Nobel Prizewinner Richard Feynman for Free

The physicist’s legendary lectures are now available online

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Watch These Giant Rats Sniff Out Landmines

Giant rats can detect TNT decades after it was buried

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This Gene Might Be Why Elephants Don't Get Cancer

Their large bodies and many cells mean more elephants should be dying of cancer, scientists are trying to figure out why not

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How a Metronome Could Save a Life

An simple device could help save lives by keeping CPR on the beat

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Wet Weather Causes Shortage of Pumpkins (and Pie)

Intense summer rains cut pumpkin yields in half

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Here's how NASA Wants to get to Mars

NASA unveils roadmap to building a Mars colony

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How the Giraffe Got Its Long Neck: It Happened in Spurts

New fossils resolve this lengthy debate

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The Draconid Meteor Shower Peaks This Week

Clear skies and little moonlight make for great meteor watching

An artist's interpretation of what ancient Mars may have looked like

New Research

The Past and Present of Mars Look Wetter and Wetter

From salty streaks of flowing water to an ancient system of rivers and lakes, Mars seems more hospitable to life than previously thought

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Listen to the Sweet Sounds of Slime Mold

Two artists transform the bioelectricity of microorganisms into song

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Another Step Closer to Male Birth Control Pills

A protein might lead to an oral contraceptive for men

The hand and foot of Homo naledi

New Research

The Increasingly Muddled Origins of Homo Naledi

Detailed analyses of Homo naledi shows a mosaic of both early and modern human features

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Feast Your Eyes on an Optical Illusion Cake

This may be the most delicious optical illusion

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What Cyclists Can Learn From Schools of Fish

A weaker athlete might be able to keep up if they stay to the back of a group

A lava fountain on Kilauea Volcano

New Research

It Wasn’t Just an Asteroid That Killed the Dinosaurs, Epic Volcanoes Helped

A new study ignites a decades-old debate about what killed the dinosaurs

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