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Nigersaurus, sporting its vacuum-like mouth. (Source: University of Chicago)
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Ded Moroz: the Other Santa Claus
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It is a co...
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Tracing Halloween’s or...
The Trilobite Diet
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Trilobites hold a prized position in the...
Retrieved Asteroid Material Arrives on Earth!
The mission's capsule, having landed in Utah (NASA)
Yesterday on September 24, an asteroid touche...
The Ancient History of Man's Best Friend
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Conventional wisdom has it that urban centers are biolog...
