Flowers that evolved to splash raindrops great distances could help inspire rain-based energy- harvesting devices and shed light on blood…
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One gory gourd: squash holds blood of King Louis XVI
More than 200 years ago, France’s King Louis XVI was killed (along with his wife, Marie Antoinette) via guillotine, and…
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Half-million-year-old human jawbone found
Scientists have unearthed a jawbone from an ancient human ancestor in a cave in Serbia. The jawbone, which may have…
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4-billion-year-old fossil proteins resurrected
Researchers have reconstructed the structure of 4-billion-year-old proteins. The primeval proteins, described Aug. 8 in the journal Structure, could reveal…
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Zoo count begins: No creature too small to count
In a sea of flapping black and white flippers, Ricky is hard to miss: He’s got spiky yellow feathers, a…
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Chinese Rocket Lofts Turkish Earth Observation Satellite
PARIS — The Turkish government’s ambitions to become a force in satellite Earth observation took a step forward on Dec.…
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Thanksgiving on Mars: Working Holiday for Curiosity Rover
NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity has some plans this Thanksgiving, and they don’t involve watching football in a food-coma stupor. The…
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Sun Eruption May Boost Northern Lights This Week
A huge sun eruption on Sunday (Jan. 13) unleashed a wave of solar plasma aimed at Earth that may amplify…
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Shrinking Snow Threatens Seal Lairs in Arctic
Arctic-dwelling ringed seals build snow caves on top of sea ice so they can shield their pups from freezing temperatures…
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A cabbage hiring wasp hitmen to protect it from a butterfly invasion sounds like the premise of a deranged children’s…
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