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The Biggest Penguin That Ever Existed Was a ‘Monster Bird’

Fossils found in New Zealand highlight an era after the dinosaurs when giant flightless birds prowled the seas for prey.

Neanderthal Crab Roast Leftovers Are Found in a Portuguese Cave

Researchers said the paleontological remains were another sign that our early human cousins had intelligence.

The Quest to Find Rectangles in a Square

Lisanne Taams, a student at Radboud University in the Netherlands, is working on a Ph.D. about, in her words, “computing…

Shaking Ordinary Ice (Very Hard) Transformed It Into Something Never Seen Before

The research illustrates how much scientists still have to learn about a molecule as simple as water.

Bears May Rub Against Trees for Protection From Parasites

In experiments, scientists found that ticks avoid the tar of beech trees, which bears seem to have an affinity toward.

Space and Astronomy in February: What to Expect

February’s space events start with a somber memorial. The first of the month is the 20th anniversary of the Columbia disaster, when…

Deer Could Be a Reservoir of Old Coronavirus Variants, Study Suggests

Even after Delta became the dominant variant in humans, Alpha and Gamma continued to circulate in white-tailed deer, according to…

The Navy’s Dolphins Have a Few Things to Tell Us About Aging

SAN DIEGO — White caps were breaking in the bay and the rain was blowing sideways, but at Naval Base…

When Your Old Fishing Buddy Has a Snout and a Blowhole

Bottlenose dolphins help Brazilian fishermen pull in their catch, and researchers have worked out what the marine mammals get from…

What the Bog Bodies Knew

When Roy van Beek was a teenager in the Netherlands in the early 1990s, he made a field trip to…

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