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Researchers say that the larger fonts and backlights available on tablets help improve reading speeds
November 12, 2012
| By Joseph Stromberg
The recently discovered Eotriceratops might yield important clues about how the famous Triceratops evolved
November 12, 2012
| By Brian Switek
Travel back millions of years in your time machine and you’d find some of these species thriving and looking much as they do today
November 09, 2012
| By Brian Switek
Get ready for the day when your big screen and your small screens work together to connect you with shows and products.
November 09, 2012
| By Randy Rieland
Canadian researchers found the horned dinosaur hiding in storage
November 09, 2012
| By Brian Switek
44 light years away, scientists have detected a planet that might be the right temperature to hold liquid water, a precondition for life
November 08, 2012
| By Joseph Stromberg
New science reveals that, when threatened by toxic seaweed, corals send out chemical signals to small goby fish that remove the coral-choking greenery
November 08, 2012
| By Hannah Waters
Paleontologists uncover a new look for one of Cretaceous Utah's most common dinosaurs, Eolambia
November 08, 2012
| By Brian Switek
Two master bird banders are at the forefront of finding out why the rufous hummingbird’s migration has changed
November 08, 2012
| By Eric Wagner
A new study shows that the equivalent of a few cups of coffee can help us process words more quickly and accurately
November 07, 2012
| By Joseph Stromberg
Tiny blades discovered in South Africa suggest early humans had advanced intelligence and modern culture 71,000 years ago
November 07, 2012
| By Erin Wayman
Paleobiologists are still trying to figure out how large sauropods prevented themselves from overheating
November 07, 2012
| By Brian Switek
Jaws once thought to be from Megalosaurus belong instead to this little-known species
November 06, 2012
| By Brian Switek
A number of irrelevant factors—from a polling place's location to a home sports team's winning percentage—have been found to sway voters
November 06, 2012
| By Joseph Stromberg
Voting experts David Becker and Thad Hall discuss the technologies that could forever change the way we register and cast our votes
November 06, 2012
| By Megan Gambino
A pair of spade-toothed whales washed ashore on a beach, the first time the complete body of a member of this species has ever been seen
November 05, 2012
| By Joseph Stromberg
A hidden ankylosaur species changes how paleontologists understand the evolution of North America's Late Cretaceous dinosaurs
November 05, 2012
| By Brian Switek
Brain scans suggest Democrats and Republicans actually are different biologically. Welcome to the world of political neuroscience.
November 05, 2012
| By Randy Rieland
Huge variability in Australopithecus afarensis height may have made it difficult for group members to walk together at the same speed
November 05, 2012
| By Erin Wayman
Over 48,000 photos were entered in the Veolia Environnement contest; these 10 were among the most stunning
November 02, 2012
| By Smithsonian.com
A bizarre skull fragment hints at a new species of giant predatory dinosaur from Morocco
November 02, 2012
| By Brian Switek
A new study shows that justifying paywalls as fair makes readers much more likely to pay for online content
November 02, 2012
| By Joseph Stromberg
Is the crippling of New York City enough to motivate other cities to protect themselves against extreme weather?
November 02, 2012
| By Randy Rieland
Koshik, an Asian elephant at a South Korean zoo, learned to uncannily mimic five Korean words by stuffing his trunk in his mouth
November 01, 2012
| By Joseph Stromberg
Dinosaurs undoubtedly slipped and fell. But did they leave any evidence of their mishaps in the fossil record?
November 01, 2012
| By Brian Switek
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