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Are Humans the Only Species to Drive Others to Extinction? And More Questions From Our Readers
Are humans the only species to drive another to extinction? Tom Ruppel | Dixon, California ...
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Only 50 Rice’s Whales Are Left. Can We Do Enough to Protect Them Before It’s Too Late?
Imagine a species with fewer individuals than seats on a school bus. Now imagine that each weighs more than the bus itself. That’s Rice’s whale, the only resident baleen whale in the Gulf of ...
NASA’s Asteroid Sample Reveals a Shocking Link Between Space and Earth’s Salt Lakes
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission uncovered a cosmic connection between asteroid Bennu and Earth’s Searles Lake. Both contain minerals formed by evaporating salty water, hinting that Bennu’s parent body once ...
Most Fascinating Ancient Sites in the U.S.—According to an Archaeologist
The U.S. is full of archaeological sites, "but in most cases you could be standing right on top of one and never know it," Elic Weitzel told Newsweek.
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She got a tip about four human brains stored at the Smithsonian. The investigation revealed so much more.
The investigation was a global endeavor that led to a Post series exposing the Smithsonian's “racial brain collection.” ...
Briny Traces in NASA’s Asteroid Sample Hold Clues to the Chemistry of Life
The asteroid Bennu has provided groundbreaking insights into the chemistry that may have set the stage for life in the early ...
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Top 10 Museums to Visit in the USA
Explore the “Top 10 Museums to Visit in the USA” and dive into art, history, and science at these remarkable cultural ...
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Asteroid Bennu contains the stuff of life, sample analysis reveals
Rock and dust samples brought back to Earth from the asteroid Bennu contain organic matter and a variety of minerals crucial to the emergence of life ...