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When the creatures are frightened, they both flee and freeze
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You might want to rethink that walk along the smoggy roadway
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Computers were the size of refrigerators--or larger--but robots were on their way
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The cartoonish creature blends characteristics of velociraptors, penguins, swans, and ducks
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After 20 years of excavation and cleaning, the 3.67-million year old hominin is ready for her closeup
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A new citizen-science project needs volunteers to digitize decades of temperature, rain and barometric data from across western Europe
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Sitting some 13.1 billion light years away, the find offers a window into the early universe
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The president is reducing two massive National Monuments by millions of acres. Read the context behind the decision and what to expect going forward
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The cave stretches for more than 600 feet and splinters off into a number of different passageways
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Thick plumes of smoke can be seen blowing across the Pacific
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You may be able to <em>hear</em> a high-quality bubbly
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From Antarctic ice to eclipses and killer whales, the images unveil nature's strange and sometimes surreal beauty
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Will you stay up to catch the show?
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Researchers hope the advance is a step toward producing a range of new compounds, including designer drugs and biofuels
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A new study may settle a long-running debate about which creature was the first to evolve from a universal common animal ancestor
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New footage of the cat making its distinctive roar offers a glimpse into the endangered species' behavior
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If you missed last night's celestial show, these images feature our lunar orb in all its glory
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Researchers have found 40 additional bones, including the skull, tusks and teeth of an ice age creature
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In the process, researchers discovered 72 new galaxies and details on 1,600 more
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Some of the eggs contained embryonic remains, offering unprecedented insight into the pterosaur’s early life phases
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