Science
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One of Evolution’s Oddest Creatures Finds a Fossilized Family Member
Of all the strange creatures unearthed from the Burgess Shale — a cache of remarkable Cambrian fossils deposited in the…
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Biden’s Top Science Adviser Resigns After Acknowledging Demeaning Behavior
WASHINGTON — Eric S. Lander, the president’s top science adviser, resigned Monday evening after acknowledging that he had demeaned and…
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Like Owls and Seabirds Today, Pterosaurs Coughed Up Food They Couldn’t Digest
Fur, bones, feathers and scales can be murder on the digestion. So predators that gulp their prey down whole face…
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Chimps Catch Insects to Put on Wounds. Is It Folk Medicine?
Chimpanzees design and use tools. That is well known. But is it possible that they also use medicines to treat…
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An Electrifying View of the Heart of the Milky Way
Noise and chaos reign at the heart of the Milky Way, our home galaxy, or so it appears in an…
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An Electrifying View of the Heart of the Milky Way
Noise and chaos reign at the heart of the Milky Way, our home galaxy, or so it appears in an…
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Leglike Limb Regrows on Legless Frogs in New Experiment
African clawed frogs are masters of putting themselves back together, handily regenerating lost tails and hind limbs, when they are…
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Japanese Company Joins March Back to the Moon in 2022
A Japanese company is pushing ahead with plans to launch a private moon lander by the end of 2022, a…
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Bouncing Boulders Point to Quakes on Mars
If a rock falls on Mars, and no one is there to see it, does it leave a trace? Yes,…
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Sprawling Coral Reef Resembling Roses Is Discovered Off Tahiti
An underwater mapping project recently took an unexpected twist off the coast of Tahiti, where deep sea explorers said this…