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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 20th, 2015
California's San Joaquin Valley Is Sinking at a Rapid Pace

California's San Joaquin Valley Is Sinking at a Rapid Pace

It's because people are pumping groundwater

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 17th, 2015
This Might Be the First Flowering Plant in Earth's History

This Might Be the First Flowering Plant in Earth's History

The plant grew 125 to 130 million years ago

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 17th, 2015
Qi Zai Is a Brown and White Panda, One of a Handful in the World

Qi Zai Is a Brown and White Panda, One of a Handful in the World

The bear lives at a wildlife sanctuary in China

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 14th, 2015
Researcher: Apes Closer to Speaking than We Give Them Credit For

Researcher: Apes Closer to Speaking than We Give Them Credit For

Gorillas have the ability to voluntarily produce new sounds

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 13th, 2015
We Killed the Woolly Mammoth, Also the Saber-Toothed Tiger

We Killed the Woolly Mammoth, Also the Saber-Toothed Tiger

Study blames humans for megafauna extinction

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 11th, 2015
Millennia Ago, Two Dinosaurs Went for a Romantic Walk on the Beach

Millennia Ago, Two Dinosaurs Went for a Romantic Walk on the Beach

And they left messages in the sand for researchers to find

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 10th, 2015
Digital Map Reveals the Geology of the Global Ocean Floor

Digital Map Reveals the Geology of the Global Ocean Floor

The map is the work of University of Sydney researchers

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 8th, 2015
Woolly Mammoth Skeletal Remains Unearthed in Switzerland

Woolly Mammoth Skeletal Remains Unearthed in Switzerland

The remains are believed to be around 20,000 years old

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 5th, 2015
Remains of Ancient Long-Necked Marine Reptile Found in Alaska

Remains of Ancient Long-Necked Marine Reptile Found in Alaska

The species lived during the Late Cretaceous

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 29th, 2015
T. Rex Had Saw-like Teeth Designed to Slice Through Flesh and Bones

T. Rex Had Saw-like Teeth Designed to Slice Through Flesh and Bones

Study explains what made T. rex a top predator

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 29th, 2015
Washington DC Is Literally Sinking, Researchers Warn

Washington DC Is Literally Sinking, Researchers Warn

This is because the land under Chesapeake Bay is going down

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 25th, 2015
Billion-Year-Old Collapsed Volcano Revealed in Satellite Image

Billion-Year-Old Collapsed Volcano Revealed in Satellite Image

The ancient volcano was imaged by the Landsat 8 satellite

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 24th, 2015
Four-Legged Snakes Roamed the Earth in Ancient Times

Four-Legged Snakes Roamed the Earth in Ancient Times

Researchers find the fossilized remains of a snake with legs

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 23rd, 2015
Formation of Silky Hair Ice Explained at Long Last

Formation of Silky Hair Ice Explained at Long Last

Hair ice looks like cotton candy, grows on tree branches

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 20th, 2015
NOAA: 2014 Was the Absolute Hottest Year on Record

NOAA: 2014 Was the Absolute Hottest Year on Record

Our planet is warming, there's no denying it

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 17th, 2015
Bizarre Carnivorous Dinosaur Had Bird-like Wings but Couldn't Fly

Bizarre Carnivorous Dinosaur Had Bird-like Wings but Couldn't Fly

The wings were just for show, palaeontologists say

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 16th, 2015
Ancient Herbivorous Beast Had Enlarged, Dagger-like Teeth

Ancient Herbivorous Beast Had Enlarged, Dagger-like Teeth

The scary-looking canines were used in combat

 
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