An analysis of wear on the fossilized teeth of the hadrosaurian dinosaur Maiasaura peeblesorum indicates their juveniles may have eaten softer, more nutritious food than adults, hinting at advanced parental care among dinosaurs.

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Genetic evidence suggests the familiar seabird is actually four separate species -- including one previously unknown to science -- with three now facing growing climate threats.

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New images from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope capture the barred spiral galaxy Messier 77 as a whirlpool of glowing dust, newborn stars and a brilliantly active core.

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A comprehensive new review by Field Museum of Natural History paleontologists draws together the latest fossil evidence to offer the most complete portrait to date of Archaeopteryx’s ecology, behavior, and daily life.

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By mapping millions of smell-sensing neurons in mice, scientists discovered precise striped patterns inside the nose, overturning decades-old assumptions about how olfaction is wired.

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Researchers in Japan say S-1-propenyl-L-cysteine, a molecule found in aged garlic extract, restored strength and reduced frailty in older mice by activating a newly identified signaling pathway.

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Using environmental DNA (eDNA) collected from waters more than 4 km deep off Western Australia’s Nyinggulu (Ningaloo) coast, researchers identified a total of 226 species across 11 major animal groups.

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Long-overlooked fossils in the Western Australian Museum collection have been identified as a new species of koala.

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New research shows that surges in solar activity can accelerate the descent of space debris, reshaping how scientists predict satellite lifetimes and collision risks.

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New research led by Aarhus University paleontologists overturns the image of tyrannosaurs as pure apex predators.

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NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured a new view of the irregular moon Thebe during a May 1 flyby, revealing the battered world from just 5,000 km away.

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A new hypothesis proposes that the Cambrian Explosion -- the sudden burst of animal diversity 500 million years ago -- was not driven by shells or limbs, but by the early evolution of complex nervous systems.

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New research reveals that 3.7 to 3.3 billion years ago (Archean Eon), ancient microbes relied on molybdenum -- a metal that was vanishingly rare at the time -- and even experimented with tungsten.

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A new study by Texas A&M University scientists offers fresh clues to a long-standing puzzle: why people who drink coffee tend to live longer and develop fewer chronic diseases.

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New observations from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have revealed a slow-rotating massive galaxy, named XMM-VID1-2075, at redshift z = 3.449 (we’re seeing the galaxy as it was about 12 billion years ago).

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A new genus and species of massopodan sauropodomorph that lived during the Early Jurassic epoch has been identified from a partial skeleton unearthed in southwestern China.

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A team of astronomers in Japan has detected a thin atmosphere around (612533) 2002 XV93, a trans-Neptunian object about 500 km in diameter -- an object far too small and cold to retain one.

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A novel technique applied to the TESS data has revealed 27 new circumbinary candidates, hinting that such exotic systems may be more common than once believed.

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A landmark study of several butterfly lineages and a day-flying moth in South America shows that convergent evolution -- when unrelated species arrive at the same solution -- isn’t just a coincidence; it follows a surprisingly consistent genetic script

Using data from NASA’s Juno spacecraft, planetary scientists have produced the most precise measurements of Jupiter’s size in half a century and found the Solar System’s largest planet is slimmer and flatter than long believed.

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A set of neoazhdarchian pterosaur footprints discovered in South Korea is offering a rare glimpse into how some of the largest flying reptiles may have hunted on land.

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Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have captured this vivid image of the spiral galaxy NGC 3137, which is located in the constellation Antlia.

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Experiments involving dozens of European bird species -- such as great tits, house sparrows and blackbirds -- suggest the birds can distinguish human sex and react differently, but the reasons remain unclear.

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Paleontologists have descibed a new species of the multituberculate mammal genus Cimolodon based on a fossil found in Baja California, Mexico.

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New research by astronomers from the University of California, Riverside, Sam Houston State University and the University of Oklahoma suggests decaying dark matter could have triggered the rapid collapse of early gas clouds, helping supermassive black

A comprehensive genome-wide analysis of Amazonian two-toed sloths (genus Choloepus) suggests the animals are more genetically diverse than once believed, raising the possibility of previously unrecognized species.

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An unusual object discovered by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory may represent a missing link between hidden ‘black hole stars’ and fully exposed supermassive black holes, offering new clues about how the first giants grew.

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Researchers have developed a fast, practical test to evaluate quality of black coffee, offering baristas and scientists a clearer window into flavor without complex lab work.

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A new genus and species of titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur related to South American forms has been described by a team of paleontologist led by University of Bath’s Dr. Nick Longrich.

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With more than 30 times deuterated water or semi-heavy water seen in solar system comets, 3I/ATLAS preserves evidence of radically different conditions in its birthplace billions of years ago.

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New fossils from the Namba Formation of South Australia reveal that 25 million years ago, Obdurodon insignis thrived in lush inland lakes alongside freshwater dolphins and other now-lost species.

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If you’ve ever wondered how geologists know so much about ancient beaches and shallow oceans, they owe it all to the sand particles bound together by microbes, forming structures known as microbial mats.

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New research suggests that infrasound -- very low-frequency sound below 20 Hz -- can increase cortisol levels and irritability, offering a scientific explanation for why some ‘haunted’ places feel unsettling.

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Massive, soft-bodied cephalopods up to 19 m (62 feet) long rivaled -- and perhaps hunted -- the ocean’s fiercest reptiles in the Cretaceous period, according to new research led by Hokkaido University paleontologists.

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A new analysis of honeybee vision suggests their ability to distinguish quantities is not a trick of visual patterns, but evidence of genuine numerical cognition shaped by how their brains see the world.

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The Dark Energy Camera has captured the iconic Sombrero Galaxy in unprecedented detail, exposing faint stellar streams and a glowing halo that hints at a turbulent past shaped by galactic mergers.

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New research led by the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History suggests the ‘golden orb’ is the remains of a rarely seen species of anemone.

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Paleontologists in Brazil have identified a new genus and species of hyperodapedontine rhynchosaur -- an extinct lineage of beaked, herbivorous reptiles -- based on a partial skull and lower jaws recovered from Triassic rocks.

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In a large clinical trial, Tufts University researcher Bess Dawson-Hughes and colleagues found that vitamin D supplements reduced diabetes risk only in people with certain genetic variants, pointing toward a more personalized approach to prevention.…

Using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have detected water-ice clouds swirling through the atmosphere of Epsilon Indi Ab, a cold super-Jupiter that challenges existing models of giant planet atmospheres.

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New experiments with rice suggest that the acoustic vibrations of falling droplets can jolt dormant seeds into growth, offering the first direct evidence that plants can sense natural sound.

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A new high-precision calculation of a key component underpinning the magnetic moment of the muon, a heavier cousin of the electron, brings theory and experiment into rare alignment, reinforcing the Standard Model and dimming hopes of new physics.

NASA’s Curiosity rover has detected more than 20 carbon-containing compounds -- including seven never before seen on Mars -- in a sample collected from 3.5-billion-year-old clay-bearing sandstones in Gale crater.

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New research led by Max-Planck Institute of Geoanthropology and University of Cambridge scientists suggests malaria did more than sicken ancient populations, it steered where early humans could live, fragmenting groups and influencing the genetic map o

Using data from the ChemCam instrument on NASA’s Curiosity rover, planetary scientists found minerals with high amounts of iron, manganese, and zinc in preserved ripple beds in Gale Crater rocks, indicating the high likelihood that a shallow lake exist

Paleontologists have identified a new genus and species of soft-bodied, tubicolous polyp medusozoan from well-preserved specimens found about 50 km northeast of Quebec City in Canada.

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New research led by University College Cork scientists suggests that both caffeinated and decaf coffee reshape the gut microbiome in ways tied to lower stress and improved psychological well-being, offering clues to the drink’s long-suspected health ef

Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) from eight fossils found in Stajnia Cave in Poland reveals a tight-knit group of Neanderthals who lived about 100,000 years ago, offering one of the clearest genetic snapshots yet of a single community in prehistoric Europe.…

CT scans of a decades-old specimen from the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History show a new species of short-snouted crocodylomorph with unusually strong jaws, offering a rare snapshot of ecological specialization in the Late Triassic epoch.

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A new anniversary image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope reveals surprisingly fast evolution in a turbulent stellar nursery called the Trifid Nebula, where newborn stars sculpt gas and dust on human timescales.

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