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Birds Descended From Gliding Dinosaurs
Evidence is mounting that modern birds descended from gliding, feathered non-avian dinosaurs. Two dinosaurs could be candidates for the...
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Super-Earths Get Magnetic ‘Shield’ From Liquid Metal
Within supersized alien versions of Earth, a common transparent ceramic may become a flowing liquid metal, perhaps granting those...
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Has Curiosity Rover Found Organic Molecules on Mars?
Much of the internet is buzzing over upcoming “big news” from NASA’s Curiosity rover, but the space agency’s scientists...
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‘Anti-Thanksgiving’ Event at UVA Raises Conservatives’ Eyebrows
The American Indian Student Union at the University of Virginia has upset some conservative students on campus with an...
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Medieval Tomes Hold Surprising Fossil Record
A smattering of white spots found among the ink in medieval books aren’t just printing errors — they’re actually...
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Origins of ‘Mile Markers’ for Expansion of Universe
A study using a unique new instrument on the world’s largest optical telescope has revealed the likely origins of...
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Enormous Gas Filament Connects Galaxy Clusters
For the first time, ESA’s Planck space telescope has detected a bridge of hot gas connecting a pair of...
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Scientists Discover Exoplanet So Massive They’re Not Sure It’s a Planet
You know we’ve found something new and interesting when scientists don’t really know how to classify it. Using the...
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NASA Scientists Find Similarities in Formation of Mars and Earth
A team of NASA scientists and their colleagues have found evidence from meteorites that Mars and Earth had a...
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China Sets Up U.S. Conflict By Ruling Out New Climate ‘Regime’
China, India, South Africa and Brazil said a climate deal planned for 2020 won’t be a “new regime,” threatening...