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Ten Inventions Inspired by Science Fiction
The innovators behind objects like the cellphone or the helicopter took inspiration from works like “Star Trek” and War of the Worlds
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Is it Too Late for Sustainable Development?
Dennis Meadows thinks so. Forty years after his book The Limits to Growth, he explains why
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How Well Do We Really Remember A Crime Scene?
A new study shows that our ability to recall details is severely impaired after physical exertion
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A Baby Brachiosaur?
Brachiosaurus was once thought to be the ultimate prehistoric titan, but we know surprisingly little about this Jurassic dinosaur
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Mysterious Exploding Foam is Bursting Barns
One explosion raised a barn roof several feet in the air and blew the hog farmer 30 or 40 feet from the door
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Dinosaur Sighting: Triceratops Topiary
The reader is correct that Trixie is technically a “real, live dinosaur”
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Clovis People Hunted Canada’s Camels
North American camels went extinct at the end of the last ice age. Were humans partly to blame?
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Arthur Conan Doyle’s Ethereal Dinosaurs
Prior to the 1925 debut of The Lost World, the novelist pulled a stunt to make people think dinosaurs might still be alive in a distant jungle
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The Isle Where Buffalo Roam
When filming for a 1924 silent Western was finished, the crew members abandoned several of their extras
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Excavating the River of Giants
Rare footage shows how paleontologist R.T. Bird diverted a river to excavate a set of Texas dinosaur tracks in 1938
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How Do Some Clocks Set Themselves?
With Daylight Saving Time set to start, take a look inside the radio-controlled clocks that adjust automatically
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Microraptor Was a Glossy Dinosaur
The feathered, four-winged dinosaur had a glorious sheen
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Could The Sun Set Off The Next Big Natural Disaster?
A new study finds that a strong solar storm could disable satellites for a decade
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Why Does Grapefruit Mess With Your Medicine?
The juicy fruit can cause negative side effects with a number of prescription and over-the-counter medicines
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Dinosaur Sighting: The Most Dangerous Place for a Wedding
Two dinosaur fans decided to get married inside one of the world’s most famous roadside dinosaurs
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The Sound Gun That Will Leave You Speechless
A new device uses an auditory phenomenon to silence people remotely
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Time for Terra Nova to Evolve or Go Extinct
The dinosaur-haunted drama has been cancelled. But could—and should—the show live on?
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Climate Change’s Latest Victim: Ice Hockey
For outdoor ice rinks, hockey season has gotten shorter in the past 50 years
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The Last Styracosaurus Standing
Within just a few years, three species of Styracosaurus were cut down to just one
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