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How the Denisovans Survived the Ice Age
A trove of animal bone fragments from a cave on the Tibetan plateau reveals how Denisovans thrived in a harsh…
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Finding This Fossil Was Like Spotting a Crocodile in a Canadian Forest
A bigheaded predator resembling a giant salamander found in an African fossil deposit suggests unwritten chapters of how animals moved…
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The Rubik’s Cube Turns 50
Bright and early on the first Saturday in January, Tomas Rokicki and a few hundred fellow enthusiasts gathered in a…
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Famine Drove Jamestown Settlers to Eat Native Dogs, DNA Reveals
By analyzing dog bones buried at the site, scientists found butcher marks and surprising breeds.
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Astronauts Are Not Stuck on the I.S.S., NASA and Boeing Officials Say
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will spend additional weeks in orbit as teams on the ground study malfunctioning thrusters on…
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For an Aquatic Veterinarian, It’s Never ‘Just a Fish’
This article is part of our Pets special section on scientists’ growing interest in our animal companions. Many students begin…
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A Trilobite Pompeii Preserves Exquisite Fossils in Volcanic Ash
A fossil bed in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco is allowing new insights into the anatomies of arthropods that…
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A Dead Russian Satellite Broke Into More Than 100 Pieces in Space
The cause of the incident, which added to a growing amount of dangerous space junk in low Earth orbit, remains…
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The Last Stand of the Woolly Mammoths
The species survived on an island north of Siberia for thousands of years, scientists reported, but were most likely plagued…
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Two Killer Asteroids Are Flying by Earth, and You May Be Able to See One
The smaller of the pair was spotted only this month and could be visible with binoculars as it passes by…