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T. Rex couldn’t stick out its tongue
You've seen the picture: a fearsome T. Rex, baring its teeth, tongue stretching out of its mouth. But new research says there's a problem with this classic image. Dinosaurs couldn’t stick out their tongues.
July 6, 2018
Scientists listen to ocean bubbles
A research team recorded the sound of methane bubbles seeping from the seafloor off the Oregon coast, with the aim of using acoustics to identify – and perhaps measure – this important greenhouse gas in the ocean.
July 4, 2018
Dust from Africa spreads into the Americas
This past weekend, a massive dust cloud from Africa's Sahara Desert swept across the Atlantic and caused hazy skies across Texas, Mexico and parts of Central America.
July 3, 2018
Mapping the threat of small near-Earth asteroids
65 million years ago, a monster asteroid wiped out 2/3 of all life on Earth, including the dinosaurs. But an astrophysicist explains why it’s the smaller near-Earth objects (NEOs) that pose a greater imminent threat.
June 30, 2018
Great white sharks dive deep into warm-water whirlpools
Researchers tracked 2 great white sharks to find out where they spend their time. Watch a cool video of the tricky job of tagging Lydia, a great white swimming in Florida waters.
June 27, 2018
Will your summer will be full of mosquitoes?
Now that it’s summer in the Northern Hemisphere, our thoughts turn to … mosquitoes! Here’s some handy info from a biologist.
June 24, 2018
Will climate change make rice less nutritious?
As atmospheric carbon dioxide levels rise, rice plants - the primary food source for more than 3 billion people - produce fewer vitamins and other key nutrients.
June 24, 2018
Will ‘slow earthquakes’ along central San Andreas trigger larger quakes?
"Based on our observations, we believe that seismic hazard in California is something that varies over time and is probably higher than what people have thought up to now."
June 22, 2018
Lake Superior sediment-heavy after torrential rains
The downpour took place last weekend in parts of the U.S. Upper Midwest - Wisconsin, Minnesota and especially northern Michigan. Satellite images show the effects on Lake Superior, the largest of the Great Lakes of North America.
June 21, 2018
Fossils of 2 new creatures from dawn of animal life
Researchers found the 2 fossils in a South Australian fossil bed dubbed "Alice’s Restaurant Bed,” a tribute to the Arlo Guthrie song lyric “You can get anything you want at Alice’s Restaurant.”
June 20, 2018
