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Junchang Lü was is one of the most important dinosaur researchers of the past half century
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The IPCC’s scary new report could finally stir us to take action on climate change
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Explaining it requires neither supernatural intervention nor any new fundamental physics
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Community Support for Recycling Pays Off
A recent study points to three key strategies for getting people to participate
On Indigenous People's Day, the Fight for Bears Ears Remains Unresolved
Since Theodore Roosevelt all but four presidents—Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, and George H.W. Bush—have used the Antiquities Act to enlarge or dedicate new national monuments. The magnitude of the actions of the Trump Administration are unprecedented.
What Makes the Human Foot Unique?
Adding a chapter in the story of what makes us human
The Problem with Ice Age Overkill
A new study highlights a communication breakdown in sciences concerned with ice age extinction
How to Hop on an Asteroid
Making tiny rovers move around in low gravity requires some serious ingenuity
Florida Oaks Host Exciting Parasite-on-Parasite Action
There’s no honor among thieves
Why the Mind–Body Problem Can't Have a Single, Objective Solution
We cannot escape our subjectivity when we try to solve the riddle of ourselves
Will Pluto Be the Last Habitable World?
The sun’s future is going to change the status quo
Why Can't Christine Blasey Ford Remember How She Got Home?
Time-dependent effects of stress on the hippocampus and memory—and why they matter
Keeping Women Safe Is a Radical Act
Confronting rampant misogyny and abuse is crucial in science and beyond
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