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Paleontology

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Stickleback fish provide genetic road map for rapid...

June 21, 2021
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Young T. rexes were deadly despite bite force...

June 2, 2021
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Discarded ostrich shells provide timeline for our...

April 30, 2021
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How many T. rexes were there? Billions.

April 15, 2021
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Our earliest primate ancestors rapidly spread after...

February 24, 2021
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December 1, 2020
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November 16, 2020
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Antarctica yields oldest fossils of giant birds with...

October 27, 2020
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October 6, 2020
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March 25, 2020
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June 22, 2018
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April 17, 2018
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