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October 12, 2018
Dinosaur Highlights a Jurassic Mystery
In North America, at least, the Early Jurassic is a mysterious time. There are plenty of rocks of the right age to document the comings…
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October 12, 2018
Researchers: “No Link” between Fracking And Methane in North Texas Groundwater
Researchers at the University of Texas say there’s “no link” between natural gas fracking and elevated levels of methane found in some North Texas water…
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October 12, 2018
T. rex Couldn’t Stick Out Its Tongue
T. rex may have been a highly successful predator, but it would have been terrible at licking stamps, lollipops or popsicles, thanks to a tongue that…
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October 12, 2018
The Evolutionary Trap That Wiped Out Thousands Of Butterflies
As humans have spread across the planet, we have earned our label, “ubiquitous keystone pest,” in recognition of our dramatic, diverse and far-reaching influences…
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October 5, 2018
The Bird Voice Box is One of a Kind in the Animal Kingdom
The melodious call of many birds comes from a mysterious organ buried deep within their chests: a one-of-a-kind voice box called a syrinx. Now, scientists…
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August 30, 2018
Rare Mammal Fossil Found with Babies
Kayentatherium bore more than twice the average litter size of any living mammal – numbers akin to reptilian reproduction. Researchers think the babies were probably…
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May 30, 2018
Life Recovered Mere Years After Asteroid Impact
Around 66 million years ago, a city-sized space rock splashed into the Gulf of Mexico and killed 75 percent of life on Earth, including the…
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May 9, 2018
Snowball Earth Due to Plate Tectonics?
About 700 million years ago, the Earth is known to have undergone a period of climate change that sent the planet into a deep freeze….
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April 10, 2018
Super Salty Lakes Found Deep Below Canadian Ice Cap
To understand the bedrock under Devon Ice Cap, one of largest in the Canadian Arctic, PhD student Anja Rutishauser poured through radar data that she…
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March 5, 2018
Study Finds ‘Rock Moisture’ Spared California Forest from Drought
The recent drought left record numbers of trees dead and dying and vulnerable to fire in virtually every corner of California, but a dense tract…
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October 12, 2018
Dinosaur Highlights a Jurassic Mystery
In North America, at least, the Early Jurassic is a mysterious time. There are plenty of rocks of the right age to document the comings…
Read MoreOctober 12, 2018
Researchers: “No Link” between Fracking And Methane in North Texas Groundwater
Researchers at the University of Texas say there’s “no link” between natural gas fracking and elevated levels of methane found in some North Texas water…
Read MoreOctober 12, 2018
T. rex Couldn’t Stick Out Its Tongue
T. rex may have been a highly successful predator, but it would have been terrible at licking stamps, lollipops or popsicles, thanks to a tongue that…
Read MoreOctober 12, 2018
The Evolutionary Trap That Wiped Out Thousands Of Butterflies
As humans have spread across the planet, we have earned our label, “ubiquitous keystone pest,” in recognition of our dramatic, diverse and far-reaching influences…
Read MoreOctober 5, 2018
The Bird Voice Box is One of a Kind in the Animal Kingdom
The melodious call of many birds comes from a mysterious organ buried deep within their chests: a one-of-a-kind voice box called a syrinx. Now, scientists…
Read MoreAugust 30, 2018
Rare Mammal Fossil Found with Babies
Kayentatherium bore more than twice the average litter size of any living mammal – numbers akin to reptilian reproduction. Researchers think the babies were probably…
Read MoreMay 30, 2018
Life Recovered Mere Years After Asteroid Impact
Around 66 million years ago, a city-sized space rock splashed into the Gulf of Mexico and killed 75 percent of life on Earth, including the…
Read MoreMay 9, 2018
Snowball Earth Due to Plate Tectonics?
About 700 million years ago, the Earth is known to have undergone a period of climate change that sent the planet into a deep freeze….
Read MoreApril 10, 2018
Super Salty Lakes Found Deep Below Canadian Ice Cap
To understand the bedrock under Devon Ice Cap, one of largest in the Canadian Arctic, PhD student Anja Rutishauser poured through radar data that she…
Read MoreMarch 5, 2018
Study Finds ‘Rock Moisture’ Spared California Forest from Drought
The recent drought left record numbers of trees dead and dying and vulnerable to fire in virtually every corner of California, but a dense tract…
Read More