Science
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Oldest Known DNA Paints Picture of a Once-Lush Arctic
In Greenland’s permafrost, scientists discovered two-million-year-old genetic material from scores of plant and animal species, including mastodons, geese, lemmings and…
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The Ankylosaur’s Club-Tail Wasn’t Only Swinging at T. Rex
A dinosaur named for a demon dog in “Ghostbusters” had a sledgehammer attached to its rear. A new study found…
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Curse Words Around the World Have Something in Common (We Swear)
These four sounds are missing from some of the seven words you can never say on television, and the pattern…
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The Missing Mammal That May Have Shaped California’s Kelp Forests
Researchers claim that the behavior of a massive extinct herbivore, the Steller’s sea cow, might inform conservation efforts of threatened…
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Telescopes Team Up to Forecast an Alien Storm on Titan
Saturn’s largest moon came under the gaze of NASA’s powerful Webb space observatory, allowing it and another telescope to capture…
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With Mauna Loa’s Eruption, a Rare Glimpse Into the Earth
The world’s largest active volcano erupted for the first time in 38 years, raising excitement among scientists who are eager…
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Dog Flu Is Back, Too
Canine influenza can spread quickly through shelters, kennels and day care facilities, although most dogs will recover on their own,…
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New Europa Pictures Beamed Home by NASA’s Juno Spacecraft
Europa, the ice-encrusted moon of Jupiter, is still everything it’s cracked up to be. Juno, a NASA spacecraft that has…
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NASA May Let Billionaire Astronaut and SpaceX Lift Hubble Telescope
If you’ve got a telescope in danger of falling out of orbit, who are you going to call? The United…
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What NASA’s Crash Into an Asteroid Looks Like
NASA’s DART spacecraft was not able to take pictures of the very moment it slammed into an asteroid on Monday…