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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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Virus “Fossils” Reveal Neanderthals’ Kin
Genetic remnants of an ancient infection indicate the mysterious Denisovans, not humans, are Neanderthals’ closest cousins
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Disease and the Demise of the Dinosaurs
Cataracts, slipped discs, epidemics, glandular problems and even a loss of sex drive have all been proposed as the reason non-avian dinosaurs perished
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Shovel-Beaked, Not Duck-Billed
A rare fossil shows that duck-billed dinosaurs were not so duck-like after all
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Interview With Indianapolis Prize Winner and Polar Bear Researcher Steven Amstrup
Recognized for his role in animal conservation, Amstrup explains what climate change is doing to the arctic and what he’s doing to stop it
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