Utah Paleontologists Turn to Crowdfunding for Raptor Project by ASHER ...
Work on a huge sandstone slab with fossils of the enigmatic Utahraptor is stalled for lack of money. […]
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How Horses Got Their Hooves by STEPH YIN
A new study suggests horses lost all but a single toe per foot as they evolved larger bodies […]
Melting Icebergs Alter the Oceans by C. CLAIBORNE RAY
Some seas are becoming less salty, and some more so, as melting glaciers and icebergs release fresh water. […]
Drug Aimed at Inflammation May Lower Risk of Heart Disease ...
A milestone finding for researchers, the connection of inflammatory responses to such illnesses could open the door to […]
Charles R. Bentley, 87, Pioneer of Polar Science, Is Dead ...
His answer to the question “Would anybody like to go to the Antarctic?” led him to go where […]
When Are You Really Random? After Age 24 by STEPH ...
A talent for behaving randomly, a trait linked to creativity, peaks at age 25 and begins to decline […]
Tasting the Sweetness of Summer, Berry by Berry by A. ...
Berries clothe seeds and fertilize them when they drop to the ground, and one summer they taught a […]
Gut Bacteria Can Fluctuate With the Seasons by CARL ZIMMER
The discovery, in a study of hunter-gatherers in Africa, eventually may help scientists learn how modern diets have […]
Nice Eclipse Photo, Though It Surely Falls Short of the ...
The light and dark created when the moon blocks the sun create great confusion for human vision — […]
A Reverie for the Voyager Probes, Humanity’s Calling Cards by ...
Launched 40 years ago, the spacecraft have sailed beyond the solar system, artifacts of a civilization that may […]