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A lava fountain on Kilauea Volcano

It Wasn’t Just an Asteroid That Killed the Dinosaurs, Epic Volcanoes Helped

A new study ignites a decades-old debate about what killed the dinosaurs

Notoriously Durable Styrofoam Could Be Munched by Mealworms

Microbes in the beetle larvae's guts help break down polystyrene

Scientists Can Now Sequence a Human’s Genome in 26 Hours

New tools cut sequencing time almost in half

What Fingerprints Can Reveal About Ancestry

Clues as to whether people have European or African lineage may show up in the fine details of their fingers

The Secret to Better Biofuels May Lie in Panda Poop

Microbes in the panda’s guts might help make biofuels cheaper

Researchers Devise Way to Determine Color from Fossils

Researchers now know how to tell what color an ancient animal was from its fossils

Climate Change Is Turning 500-Year Floods Into 24-Year Ones

Rising sea levels and an increase in large storms will continue to threaten the Atlantic coast

What a cute little schemer

Babies Time Their Adorable Smiles to Manipulate Adults

By timing their grins, babies can get adults to grin

King Crabs Are About to Take Over Antarctica

As oceans warm, Antarctica braces for an invasion of shell-cracking crabs

A Popular Coral for Home Aquariums Can Release Deadly Toxin

The coral produces a toxic mist that can cause serious health problems

A spectacled fruit bat hangs out in search of its next meal. Many bats eat nectar with grooved tongues that are posing quite a mystery for scientists.

This Bat's Tongue Works Like a Conveyor Belt

The unique tongues are raising new questions for scientists

A map of antineutrinos leaving Earth, where blue is less activity and red more

Here is a Map of Earth’s Antineutrinos

Antineutrinos are the antimatter siblings of the elusive particles called neutrinos and show up where radioactive materials decay

Early Australians May Have Lived With Giant Lizards

Researchers discover early Australians shared the continent with enormous lizards

Scientists Discover 9,000-Year-Old Case of Decapitation in the Americas

Off with their head and hands

Queen bumblebee, Bombus balteatus, foraging for nectar on the alpine wildflower Polemonium viscosum.

Bee Tongues Are Getting Shorter as Temperatures Warm

In Colorado, alpine bumblebee tongues are shrinking in response to shifting wildflower populations

50-Year-Old Moon Data Reveals Unseen Earthquakes

Scientists have identified four different types of moonquakes in data left over from Apollo 17

Humans Have a Unique Death Smell

Figuring out the chemical signature of death could help train dogs that aid law enforcement

Earth’s Gravity Is Reshaping the Moon

Leaving cracks on the surface as it slowly contracts

People Can’t Tell Which of Their Toes Is Being Touched

The piggy that stayed home and the piggy that got roast beef get mixed up the most

American Kids Are Obsessed With Apples

Apples make up 29 percent of the total fruit eaten by teens and kids in the United States

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