Science
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The Kunga Was a Status Symbol Long Before the Thoroughbred
In ancient Mesopotamia 4,500 years ago, long before horses arrived in the region, another spirited member of the equine family,…
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A Naturalist Stumbled on an Ichthyosaur Skeleton, the Largest in U.K. History
At the bottom of a lagoon at a nature reserve in England, a secret lay dormant for millenniums, hidden by…
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Uncovering Mysteries of Female Dolphin Sexual Anatomy
Common bottlenose dolphins have sex frequently — very likely multiple times in a day. Copulation lasts only a few seconds,…
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Hedgehogs Are a Source of Drug-Resistant Bacteria, Study Finds
The tiny, spiny and adorable hedgehog is helping to upend conventional wisdom about the origins of drug-resistant bacterial infections that…
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The Ghost Wolves of Galveston Island
From a distance, the canids of Galveston Island, Texas, look almost like coyotes, prowling around the beach at night, eyes…
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NASA’s Retiring Top Scientist Says We Can Terraform Mars and Maybe Venus, Too
Since joining NASA in 1980, Jim Green has seen it all. He has helped the space agency understand Earth’s magnetic…
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Big Rockets, Massive Asteroids and More Space Highlights for 2022
Spaceflight offered unceasing spectacles in 2021. At times, it was overwhelming. Two new rovers landed on Mars, one of them…
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Former Interns Say SpaceX Ignored Sexual Harassment
Three women who interned at SpaceX said they faced sexual harassment and unwanted advances from other interns as well as…
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Geminid Meteor Shower: How to Watch Its Peak in Night Skies
Night sky enthusiasts are gearing up to enjoy one of the best meteor showers of 2021, the Geminids, which peak…
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Hydra DNA Reveals There’s More Than One Way to Regrow a Head
In rivers and streams across the globe lives a tube-shaped carnivore. It paralyzes and captures prey with a crown of…