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You Say Tyrannosaurus, I Say Tarbosaurus
Was the million-dollar dinosaur a species of Tyrannosaurus, or was it a different sort of dinosaur?
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Spanx on Steroids: How Speedo Created the New Record-Breaking Swimsuit
After Olympic officials banned the swimsuit that caused records to fall at the 2008 games, scientists are back with a new outfit that might break even more
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Experiments Show We Really Can Learn While We Sleep
Our minds are surprisingly active during deep sleep, capable of cementing memories we learned while awake
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Prepare to Go Underground
Upside down skyscrapers. Vacuum tubes whisking away trash. Welcome to the future of cities as they begin exploring the next urban frontier
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When Did the Human Mind Evolve to What It is Today?
Archaeologists are finding signs of surprisingly sophisticated behavior in the ancient fossil record
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How Hadrosaurs Chewed
Edmontosaurus has often been called the “cow of the Cretaceous”, but did this dinosaur chew like a mammal?
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The Paradox of the Nutcracker Man
Researchers have assumed Paranthropus boisei used its giant teeth to crack open nuts, but conflicting evidence suggests the hominid ate more like a cow
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What Give Cheetahs The Edge In a Race With Greyhounds
If you could put a wild cheetah up against a greyhound in a race, the cheetah would win, no problem. But why?
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Scientists Discover That Mars is Full of Water
Looking closely at a pair of meteorites originating from Mars, researchers now believe the planet likely holds vast reservoirs of water deep underground
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Beautiful Dinosaurs Ripped From Time
The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles has beautiful dinosaur displays, but what do the exhibits tell us about your connection to Triceratops and kin?
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Robots Enter the Job Market
In some cases, they’re learning to work with humans. In others, they’re taking over the whole plant
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Are You Chatting With a Human or a Computer?
Converse with some of the world’s most sophisticated artificial intelligence programs—and decide how human they seem
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Mission to Mars: The Radiation Problem
NASA wouldn’t opt to expose astronauts to a 19 percent increased risk of cancer, but there’s no telling what a reality TV show would do
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When Mammals Ate Dinosaurs
Our ancestors and cousins didn’t all live in the shadows of the Mesozoic world—some were burly carnivores
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Why Homo erectus Lived Like a Baboon
A harsh environment might have led Homo erectus to evolve complex societies similar to those of desert-dwelling hamadryas baboons
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Release the Tarbosaurus!
A new twist in the million dollar Tarbosaurus controversy may send this dinosaur home
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New Technology Reveals Invisible Details in Renaissance Art
A team of Italian scientists has uses infrared light to detect artistic flourishes that are invisible to the naked eye
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Bats Lose Out to Historic Trees in Sydney
Flying foxes can defoliate trees, but should the Royal Botanic Garden shoo this vulnerable species from its grounds?
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How to Assemble a Giant
A new museum exhibit presents one of the largest dinosaurs ever found
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The Allure of Brain Scans
They sure make pretty pictures, but are we exaggerating what they can really tell us about what’s going on inside our heads?
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