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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 13th, 2015
Cluster of Ancient Volcanoes Found Off the Coast of Australia

Cluster of Ancient Volcanoes Found Off the Coast of Australia

The volcanoes are about 50 million years old

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 13th, 2015
Antarctic Vortex Brings Wintry Weather and Snow to Australia

Antarctic Vortex Brings Wintry Weather and Snow to Australia

Temperatures dropped to zero in many southeastern regions

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 9th, 2015
This Year's June Was the Hottest on Record for the Western US

This Year's June Was the Hottest on Record for the Western US

As many as 5 states experience record-breaking heat

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 9th, 2015
Paleontologists Discover New Horned Dinosaur Species

Paleontologists Discover New Horned Dinosaur Species

The species populated North America 79 million years back

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 6th, 2015
Male Dragon Lizards in Australia Are Turning into Females

Male Dragon Lizards in Australia Are Turning into Females

It's all because of climate change and global warming

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 27th, 2015
Terribly Hungry Python Swallows Porcupine Whole

Terribly Hungry Python Swallows Porcupine Whole

Unfortunately, this spiky meal eventually killed the snake

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 20th, 2015
Researchers: The Sixth Mass Extinction in Earth's History Is Upon Us

Researchers: The Sixth Mass Extinction in Earth's History Is Upon Us

Species are disappearing at an alarming rate, study finds

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 19th, 2015
Dead Zone the Size of Connecticut Will Form in the Gulf of Mexico

Dead Zone the Size of Connecticut Will Form in the Gulf of Mexico

Such dead zones form annually, researchers explain

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 17th, 2015
The April 25 Nepal Earthquake Pushed Mount Everest Out of Place

The April 25 Nepal Earthquake Pushed Mount Everest Out of Place

The mountain moved 1.18 inches (3 centimeters) southwest

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 15th, 2015
Polar Bear Caught on Film Devouring a Beaked Dolphin

Polar Bear Caught on Film Devouring a Beaked Dolphin

No, polar bears don't usually eat dolphins

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 11th, 2015
Chimps Are No Strangers to Booze, Palm Wine Is Their Drink of Choice

Chimps Are No Strangers to Booze, Palm Wine Is Their Drink of Choice

Yup, it turns out chimps like to get drunk

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 10th, 2015
Scientists Think to Have Found Dinosaur Blood in Millennia-Old Fossils

Scientists Think to Have Found Dinosaur Blood in Millennia-Old Fossils

Remains of red blood cells and collagen fibers, specifically

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 6th, 2015
Triceratops, the Vicious Three-Horned Dinosaur, Had Knife-like Teeth

Triceratops, the Vicious Three-Horned Dinosaur, Had Knife-like Teeth

Its teeth are among the most complex ever made by nature

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 5th, 2015
Meet Hellboy, Close Relative of the Feared and Vicious Triceratops

Meet Hellboy, Close Relative of the Feared and Vicious Triceratops

The species populated Canada about 70 million years ago

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 4th, 2015
Fossilized Remains of 20-Foot (6-Meter) Shark Found in Texas, US

Fossilized Remains of 20-Foot (6-Meter) Shark Found in Texas, US

The shark remains are about 100 million years old

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 3rd, 2015
Incurably Romantic Marsupials Make Love Till the Effort Kills Them

Incurably Romantic Marsupials Make Love Till the Effort Kills Them

No, really, they literally begin to disintegrate

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 3rd, 2015
Sauropod Dinosaur That Lived 176 Million Years Ago Is the UK's Oldest

Sauropod Dinosaur That Lived 176 Million Years Ago Is the UK's Oldest

Or at least the oldest so far unearthed by paleontologists

 
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