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Fertility Problems for Man’s Best Friend Could Spell Trouble for Man

Dog sperm quality has decreased likely from household chemical exposure

Move over, tortoises: These sharks take the prize for oldest living vertebrate.

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These Ridiculously Long-Lived Sharks Are Older Than the United States, and Still Living It Up

The lifespans of these marine methuselahs may double those of oldest living tortoises, a creative dating method finds

An ancient stone tool used to butcher a rhinoceros.

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Ancient Hominids Used These 250,000-Year-Old Tools for Butchery

Traces of blood on the prehistoric tools, suggest our ancestors had a much more varied diet than once thought

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When It Comes to West Nile Virus, Atlanta’s Cardinals May Be Our Feathered Saviors

New research suggests the bright red birds are viral “super-suppressors”

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Researchers Discover the Blue Whirl, a New Type of Flame

Naturally occurring fire tornadoes are scary, but a new clean-burning, controlled version could help clean oil spills

California condors rebounded after almost going extinct—but that doesn't mean the precious, weird birds are in the clear.

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Humans Still Threaten Endangered Condors

Thanks to industrial byproducts and pesticides, birds face more contamination than their cousins inland

If you're going to be riding a horse for a while, you're probably going to want to amble.

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Today’s Smooth-Running Horses May Owe Their Genetics to the Vikings

Scientists have determined the likely origin for the “gaitkeeper” gene, which controls gaitedness in horses

As if you needed another reason to stop what you're doing and go back to that novel.

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Bookworms, Rejoice: You May Live Longer

In a new study, readers showed “a survival advantage” over those who don’t ever crack open a book

The San Andreas Fault, cause of countless big quakes.

Journey to the Center of Earth

Seismic Slowdowns Could Warn of Impending Earthquakes

An “earthquake machine” in the lab is helping scientists understand what goes on just before a quake

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Research Reveals How and Why Sunflowers Turn Their Golden Heads

A new study shows sunflowers have an internal clock and face east to keep bees and other insects happy

Remains discovered in the village of Lajia, allowing researchers to date the massive earthquake and flood on the Yellow River

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Does a Massive Flood Confirm China’s Creation Myth?

Evidence shows a cataclysmic flood occurred along the Yellow River 3,200 years ago

What secrets do those lonely ice sheets hold?

Age of Humans

A Radioactive Cold War Military Base Will Soon Emerge From Greenland’s Melting Ice

They thought the frozen earth would keep it safely hidden. They were wrong

"Portrait of a Woman" being scanned by the synchrotron.

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Scientists Uncover a “Hidden” Portrait by Edgar Degas

A powerful X-ray unveiled one of the painter’s rough drafts

Leopard territory in Southeast Asia has been reduced by 94 percent.

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The Indochinese Leopard Is Down to Just a Few Lives

These threatened cats now occupy just 8 percent of their historic range in Cambodia, new population estimate finds

Rising drought. Surging seas. Spiking temperatures. 2015 was just another year in a long pattern of Earth's changing climate.

Age of Humans

World’s Climate Hit Extremes, Shattered Multiple Records in 2015

From rising temperatures and ocean levels to record greenhouse gas levels, 2015 was a rough year for planet Earth

A silverfish

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Richer Homes Are Also Richer in Biodiversity

Scientists find that wealthier neighborhoods sport a greater diversity of bugs

A illustration of a herd of hadrosaurs like the arthritic one discovered in New Jersey.

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This Duck-Billed Dinosaur Had a Rare Case of Arthritis

Nothing like a bum leg

Engraving of a woolly mammoth.

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Solving a Mystery of Mammoth Proportions

Dwindling freshwater sealed the demise of the St. Paul woolly mammoths, and could still pose a threat today

Your sub could cause that office cold to spread even more quickly.

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Going Home Sick? Your Substitute Could Spread Disease More Widely

Though it may seem counterintuitive, bringing in a sub isn’t necessarily the best solution

Thanks, evolution.

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The Evolutionary Reason Why Women Orgasm

New research suggests the female orgasm is tied to ovulation, not reproduction

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