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Tapuiasaurus Gets a Head

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Should You Protect Your Home With a Dinosaur Patrol?

The pros and cons of the Robotic Dinosaur Home Security System

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A Robot That Tells Jokes

Jane McGonigal, 33, creates "alternative reality games," which take place in virtual environments yet encourage players to take real actions.

Jane McGonigal on How Computer Games Make You Smarter

The “alternate reality game” designer looks to develop ways in which people can combine play with problem-solving

Ferrets raised in captivity are getting a taste of what it takes to go wild.

Survival Training, Ferret Style

Before the captive animals can go free, they have to hone their killer instinct at a conservation center in Colorado

Seldom-seen rulers of their wintry domain, lynx may face new threats.

Tracking the Elusive Lynx

Rare and maddeningly elusive, the “ghost cat” tries to give scientists the slip high in the mountains of Montana

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