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It Wasn’t Just an Asteroid That Killed the Dinosaurs, Epic Volcanoes Helped
A new study ignites a decades-old debate about what killed the dinosaurs
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Notoriously Durable Styrofoam Could Be Munched by Mealworms
Microbes in the beetle larvae’s guts help break down polystyrene
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Scientists Can Now Sequence a Human’s Genome in 26 Hours
New tools cut sequencing time almost in half
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What Fingerprints Can Reveal About Ancestry
Clues as to whether people have European or African lineage may show up in the fine details of their fingers
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The Secret to Better Biofuels May Lie in Panda Poop
Microbes in the panda’s guts might help make biofuels cheaper
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Researchers Devise Way to Determine Color from Fossils
Researchers now know how to tell what color an ancient animal was from its fossils
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Climate Change Is Turning 500-Year Floods Into 24-Year Ones
Rising sea levels and an increase in large storms will continue to threaten the Atlantic coast
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Babies Time Their Adorable Smiles to Manipulate Adults
By timing their grins, babies can get adults to grin
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King Crabs Are About to Take Over Antarctica
As oceans warm, Antarctica braces for an invasion of shell-cracking crabs
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A Popular Coral for Home Aquariums Can Release Deadly Toxin
The coral produces a toxic mist that can cause serious health problems
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This Bat’s Tongue Works Like a Conveyor Belt
The unique tongues are raising new questions for scientists
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Here is a Map of Earth’s Antineutrinos
Antineutrinos are the antimatter siblings of the elusive particles called neutrinos and show up where radioactive materials decay
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Early Australians May Have Lived With Giant Lizards
Researchers discover early Australians shared the continent with enormous lizards
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Scientists Discover 9,000-Year-Old Case of Decapitation in the Americas
Off with their head and hands
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Bee Tongues Are Getting Shorter as Temperatures Warm
In Colorado, alpine bumblebee tongues are shrinking in response to shifting wildflower populations
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50-Year-Old Moon Data Reveals Unseen Earthquakes
Scientists have identified four different types of moonquakes in data left over from Apollo 17
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Humans Have a Unique Death Smell
Figuring out the chemical signature of death could help train dogs that aid law enforcement
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Earth’s Gravity Is Reshaping the Moon
Leaving cracks on the surface as it slowly contracts
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People Can’t Tell Which of Their Toes Is Being Touched
The piggy that stayed home and the piggy that got roast beef get mixed up the most
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American Kids Are Obsessed With Apples
Apples make up 29 percent of the total fruit eaten by teens and kids in the United States
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