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What the moon tells us about Earth

Moon might harbor bits blasted off Earth billions of years ago. These lunar time capsules could hold secrets of what Earth was like as life first emerged.

Urban wildlife is here to stay

Cities adapt to growing ranks of coyotes, cougars and other urban wildlife

How the parrots got its chat

New findings help explain how parrots, just like humans, can talk and dance.

Rosetta team struggles with Philae link

Since the Philae comet lander renewed contact on June 13, the Rosetta mission team has struggled to establish a stable link.

What is the speed of thought?

It feels instantaneous, but how long does it really take to think a thought?

Real Jurassic Park needs more than dinos

Yes, cloning long-extinct dinosaurs is impossible. But even if dinosaur genomes were available, the animals couldn’t simply be plopped anywhere.

Measuring sea level on a dynamic Earth

Warming temps, and the rise and fall of coasts, complicate measurements of sea level. How do scientists establish sea level on a constantly changing Earth?

Seaweed colonizing ice-free parts of Antarctica

With glaciers melting, the original white, mostly lifeless Antarctica is now becoming darker and lively with seaweed.

Why food labels are wrong about calories

Food labels say how many calories a food contains. But what they don’t tell you is how many calories you actually get out of your food.

Pacific ‘blob’ is changing weather patterns

What does this year's odd U.S. weather have in common with a huge spike in hungry, stranded sea lion pups on California shores? Both are linked to a giant patch of warm ocean water.

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