Science
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Does This Amazon Rock Art Depict Extinct Ice Age Mammals?
At the end of the last ice age, South America was home to strange animals that have since vanished into…
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Fossil Reveals Secrets of One of the Nature’s Most Mysterious Reptiles
New Zealand’s tuataras look like somber iguanas. But these spiny reptiles are not actually lizards. Instead, they are the last…
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Wildlife Personalities Play a Role in Nature
In August, a mountain lion was sighted several times prowling the suburbs of New Canaan, Conn., and not for the…
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They Want to Break T. Rex Into 3 Species. Other Paleontologists Aren’t Pleased.
Tyrannosaurus rex is the most iconic dinosaur. Its skeletons hold pride of place in museums around the world, and sell…
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Chernobyl Plant Is Unharmed Despite Russian Invasion of Ukraine, Scientists Say
The failed Chernobyl nuclear power plant in northern Ukraine as well as the nation’s 15 operating reactors are safe and…
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SpaceX Tourists Will Make Attempt at Spacewalk During Flight
Space tourists have flown to the International Space Station, and even orbited Earth in their own space capsule for three…
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The Slippery Science of Skeleton
Many Winter Olympic sports have ancient origins, dating to times when humans invented new ways of getting around in the…
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NASA-Funded Satellites Lost in Setback for Astra, a Small Rocket Launch Start-Up
Four tiny NASA-funded satellites were lost on their way to space on Thursday after launching atop a rocket built by…
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Neanderthals and Humans Agreed About One Thing: This Cave
Tens of thousands of years ago, the hottest real estate in Europe was a rock shelter in southern France. Grotte…
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Solar Storm Destroys 40 New SpaceX Satellites in Orbit
Over the past three years, SpaceX has deployed thousands of satellites into low-Earth orbit as part of its business to…