Plain old barnyard animals with genes from other species added are producing medicines that keep people alive
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Every subatomic particle has its opposite number, but luckily it’s not true on a larger scale
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Establishing a permanent marine station heralds an era of progress for Smithsonian research
Visually impaired subscribers to recorded periodicals peruse everything from Forbes to Skeptical Inquirer
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Darwin believed expressions of emotion reveal the unity of humans and their continuity with animals
In the Land of the Long-Distance Runners
Mexico’s Copper Canyon is home to great athletes, the Tarahumara
Legendary trainer Buck Brannaman relies on trust, not terror
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Computer technology is expanding the way we preserve and develop our photographic memory
But 60 mph was a breeze to Barney Oldfield, better known as the “speed king” of the horseless carriage world
At a small hospital in Vermont, nurses practice medicine as an art, marshaling compassion and skill in equal measure
Winging south, Operation Migration embarks on a remarkable odyssey
An intergalactic war is going on, but not the kind we used to read about in science fiction magazines
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Retrieved from a mile beneath the earth’s surface 65 million years after their creation, they bear witness to a cataclysm - and the death of the dinosaurs
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A complicated battle over one fossil Tyrannosaurus rex—and the high-stakes auction of another—raises a big question: Who gets to own the bones?
These rodents are cute if you’re not a suburban homeowner watching your grass disappear. Millions live on the prairies, yet the rascals are in trouble
Keep your eyes on the sky—a flock of robots may be heading your way
Bursts of gamma rays have been a mystery for 30 years; Now, with new satellites, we have some clues
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