Science
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It’s Turtles All the Way Down in the Fossil Record
How smushed shells could help to resolve paleontological mysteries.
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A Cathedral Tried to Approach Heaven, but the Earth Held a Deep Secret
The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, set on a cliff, could have dominated Manhattan’s emerging skyline. It could…
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How a See-Through Frog Hides Its Red Blood From Predators
The glass frog’s unusual adaptation to bolster its camouflage could offer clues for preventing deadly blood clots in people.
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NASA Concludes InSight, Mars Mission That Listened for Quakes
After four years of making important discoveries about the interior of the red planet, the stationary lander lost power because…
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Using Fossils to Bring a River Covered in Concrete Back to Life
The field of conservation paleobiology is helping scientists to bring living things back to parts of the Los Angeles River.
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What Should You Do When the Bear Is Cinnamon?
Scientists have uncovered a genetic mutation that makes it dangerously difficult to distinguish a black bear from a grizzly.
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Russian Spacewalk Is Canceled Due to Coolant Leak
When mission controllers observed white particles spewing from a spacecraft that serves as a “lifeboat” for the International Space Station,…
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50 Years After the Apollo 17 Mission, the Moon Looks Closer Than Ever
Fifty years ago today, two men woke up on humanity’s last day on the moon. Nobody would be back to…
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Hawaii Volcanoes Mauna Loa and Kilauea Stop Erupting
Mauna Loa, the world’s biggest active volcano, became a spectacle for locals and tourists after it erupted recently for the…
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An Ancient ‘Horizon Calendar’ Comes Into View Over Mexico City
Scientists suggest in a new study that ancient Mesoamericans tracked leap years using a sunlit horizon.