University of Cincinnati-led researchers found sunflower seeds in Tabasco, Mexico.

Wild Things

Mouse lemur calls, a coral comeback, sunflower seeds and more

The ATHLETE, one of NASA’s prototype vehicles recently tested at Moses Lake, Washington, is a six-legged robot, an all-terrain vehicle that sports wheels at the end of each limb that allow the robot to navigate as a rover.

Debating Manned Moon Missions

Experts provide opposing viewpoints on manned missions to space

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Space Fashion

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You Are Better Than Economists Think

Maybe Life Arrived from Beyond the Stars, Says Meteorite

Leatherback Sea Turtle Returns to Texas

Bottlenose Dolphin

15 Years After Dolphin-Safe Tuna, Signs of Recovery

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When Pterosaurs Stalked the Earth

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Update: Quake-Hit Pandas; Mars Lander

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Wild Things: Life as We Know It

The whiskered auklet’s plumage, joshua trees, squid beaks and more

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Wallace Broecker Geochemist, Palisades, New York

How to stop global warming? CO2 “scrubbers,” a new book says

It may be hard to fathom, but many great white encounters with humans are investigative, not predatory. (A great white attacks a seal decoy in False Bay.) They’re just curious, Compagno says.

Forget Jaws, Now it’s … Brains!

Great white sharks are typecast, say experts. The creatures are socially sophisticated and, yes, smart

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Sense and Sensitivity

Great whites have tiny brains but powerful sensory organs

These rocks don’t lose their shape: thanks to recent advances, scientists can grow gems (from Apollo) and industrial diamonds in a matter of days.

Diamonds on Demand

Lab-grown gemstones are now practically indistinguishable from mined diamonds. Scientists and engineers see a world of possibilities

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On the Origin of a Theory

Charles Darwin’s bid for enduring fame was sparked 150 years ago by word of a rival’s research

Crown Koh-i-noor Diamond

Gem Gawking

Where to See Famous Diamonds

Coming Soon to a Cineplex Far, Far Away

Fossil Parrot Beats Monty Python by 55 Million Years

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Polar Bears Listed as Threatened

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Quake Strikes Heart of Panda Country

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