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A new species of duck-billed dinosaur
Duck-billed dinosaurs - hadrosaurids - were common 80 million years ago. Now scientists have discovered a complete skull of a previously unknown species of hadrosaurid, which sported unusual skull and face features.
August 2, 2019
How fireflies glow and what signals they’re sending
Are the gentle blinks of fireflies flashing a favorite part of your summer evenings? An entomologist explains some lightning bug basics.
July 29, 2019
Why do birds sing?
Birds spend a lot of time and energy singing, but they don't do it the same way in every season of the year. And some can't sing at all. What's the purpose of birdsong?
July 25, 2019
June 2019 hottest on record for globe
Last month was the planet's hottest June in NOAA's climate record, which dates back to 1880. Also last month, Antarctic sea ice coverage shrank to new record low.
July 24, 2019
Joshua trees facing extinction
They outlived mammoths and saber-toothed tigers. But new research suggests that without dramatic action to reduce climate change, Joshua trees won’t survive much past this century.
July 23, 2019
Corals spreading to subtropical waters
While coral populations are declining in tropical waters, scientists have just detected an increase in subtropical areas, which could be good news for corals.
July 22, 2019
What will Earth’s next supercontinent look like?
Here are 4 different scenarios of what planet Earth might look like when the next supercontinent forms.
July 18, 2019
Ancient hyenas roamed the Arctic
The ice age hyenas may have hunted caribou and horses, or scavenged carcasses of mammoths on a cold treeless tundra, says a study of 2 fossil teeth.
July 18, 2019
Record wettest 12 months for US, again
Wet conditions from July 2018 through June 2019 resulted in a new 12-month precipitation record in the US
July 16, 2019
Eclipses make animals do strange things
How do solar and lunar eclipses influence animal behavior? While the human world gathers to see tonight's lunar eclipse, what's the rest of nature doing?
July 15, 2019
