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04-21-2025
Largest marine reptile ever known to exist was discovered by an 11-year-old girl
Strolling a familiar beach and stumbling upon a relic from...
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04-21-2025
Dirt ants were once masters of disguise in the Caribbean
An exceptionally well-preserved ant fossil encased in 16-million-year-old Dominican amber...
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04-21-2025
Dogs can understand words even in monotone speech
We speak to our dogs constantly - during walks, feeding,...
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04-21-2025
‘Curiously isolated’ butterfly found in Canada's Rocky Mountains
In the rugged landscapes of Canada’s Rocky Mountains, researchers have...
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04-20-2025
Is this a fossil? If so, complex life on Earth emerged 1.5 billion years earlier
For most of Earth’s first three billion years, oceans brimmed...
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04-20-2025
Dolphins face serious threats from chemical pollution and ocean warming
Dolphins in waters around the United Kingdom have faced mounting...
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04-19-2025
All life on Earth comes from one single ancestor, now we know what it was
Every plant leaf, eagle feather, and speck of pond scum...
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04-19-2025
Urban wildflowers may be harming bees
In cities around the world, empty lots and old industrial...
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04-18-2025
Gorillas are digging for a surprising food in the jungle soil
In the dense rainforests of the Republic of Congo, western...
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04-18-2025
Bees have unique personalities that determine whether they sting
A honeybee colony seems like a perfect model of unity....
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04-18-2025
How crocodiles survived Earth's biggest mass extinctions
Most people imagine crocodiles as relics from the dinosaur era...
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04-17-2025
Fishing removes key nutrients from marine ecosystems
Industrial fishing has been a huge food source for decades....
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