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Searching for Bad Poetry About Geology

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Super-Sized Tyrannosaurus Comes to South Dakota

Skeletal mount of Allosaurus at the American Museum of Natural History, New York City

AMNH’s “Battling Dinosaurs” Get Split Up

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UPDATED: Priceless Russian Fruit Plant Collection Faces Demolition

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A Cat-Like Crocodile from the Cretaceous

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Pakasuchus: The Croc That Ate Like a Mammal

The Australian Dragonfish

Weird Creatures From the Deep

A massive census of the oceans has turned up a trove of strange marine wildlife, from jellyfish to octopuses to anemones

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The Problem with Space Junk

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Relax—Triceratops Really Did Exist

This last week, people across the Internet have driven themselves into a tizzy over a study that threw into question the existence of the Triceratops

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Dinosaur Sighting: Quebecois Theropod

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Whooping Cough on the Rise in Several States

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Smithsonian Implements Sticky Solution to Aid Energy Conservation

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Dinosaur Drive-In: Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds

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How Bacteria Help Create Dinosaur Fossils

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Three Classes Wannabe Doctors Should Take Before Med School

A long-anonymous college student in New York City reflected both the gravity and zaniness of that first Earth Day protest.

An Earth Day Icon, Unmasked

The 1970 photograph became an instant environmental classic, but its subject has remained nameless until now

Jellyfish such as these Northeast Pacific sea nettles in Monterey Bay Aquarium, are brainless, bloodless and mostly aimless.

Jellyfish: The Next King of the Sea

As the world’s oceans are degraded, will they be dominated by jellyfish?

Nancy Knowlton is a marine biologist at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History and a leading authority on coral reefs.

By the Numbers: A Marine Advisory

Scientists say the outlook for the world’s oceans is bleak—unless we stop overfishing and reduce air and water pollution

Shai Agassi, at a corporate facility outside Tel Aviv, founded a company whose name reflects his determination to improve the world.

Charging Ahead With a New Electric Car

An entrepreneur hits the road with a new approach for an all-electric car that overcomes its biggest shortcoming

Richard Branson, shown here in a replica spaceship, wants to place CO2-intensive activities above Earth.

Richard Branson on Space Travel

The billionaire entertainment mogul talks about the future of transportation and clean energy

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