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Phil Berardelli
Experiments with decaying carcasses provide insights into the vertebrate fossil record
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Virginia Morell
Female whale travels nearly 10,000 kilometers between Brazil and Madagascar
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Phil Berardelli
A distant supernova gets smothered by its own ashes
Swiss team finds no evidence for the first Earth-like exoplanet that could harbor life
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Janelle Weaver
Twin fetuses caress each other by 14 weeks
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Kristen Minogue
Red and striped flowers draw bees toward nectar
Winners explained why people continue to be out of work even when the number of vacant jobs equals the number of job seekers
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Helen Fields
Canines with a negative outlook tend to become anxious when their owners leave the house
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David Grimm and Robert Frederick
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Phil Berardelli
Huge chasm brims with signs of ancient water flows
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Phil Berardelli
Complex shapes and interactions could explain why H2O is fundamental to life
Astronomers detect first asteroid-asteroid collision
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Virginia Morell
Female fish sport an unusual feature to grab a male's attention
Japanese flower has 50 times more DNA than humans do
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Phil Berardelli
Air of Saturn's moon shows similarities to that of early Earth
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Kristen Minogue
Protein-based "legs" allow some microbes to walk upright
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Elizabeth Culotta
Science reporters will field your queries and comments about the impact of a law that requires the return of Native American remains and artifacts to tribes
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Kristen Minogue
Researchers find link between lunar cycles and precipitation
Technology used in everything from anticancer drugs to computer displays
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Phil Berardelli
Research cruise connects iron-rich ash from an eruption to an unprecedented bloom
Researchers discover never-before-seen mammals, frogs, and insects
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Helen Fields
Researchers trace the maternal lineage of thoroughbred horses
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Phil Berardelli
Footprints in Polish sediments suggest precursor species appeared soon after a global catastrophe
U.K. duo wins for discovery of graphene
Researchers uncover a warm zone that could be used for green energy projects
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Martin Enserink
Dual vaccine could replace existing shots against smallpox and anthrax—and have advantages over both
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Gretchen Vogel
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British physiologist Robert Edwards honored for research that helped millions of couples conceive
Method to control catalytic reactions could lead to better explosive detection and medical diagnostics
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John Bohannon
Ceremony recognizes offbeat, humorous science
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David Grimm and Robert Frederick
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Scientists have rediscovered more than one-third of mammals believed or suspected to be extinct
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Kristen Minogue
Exoskeleton can withstand forces thousands of times the animal's body weight