Dozens of giant footprints discovered on a Scottish island are helping shed light on an important period in dinosaur evolution.
Archaeology
Apr 2, 2018
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Gone in a (cosmological) flash: a team of astronomers found 72 very bright, but quick events in a recent survey and are still struggling to explain their origin. Miika Pursiainen of the University of Southampton will present ...
Astronomy
Apr 2, 2018
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The galaxy we inhabit, the Milky Way, may be getting even bigger, according to Cristina Martínez-Lombilla, a PhD candidate at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias in Tenerife, Spain, and her collaborators. She will ...
Astronomy
Apr 2, 2018
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The first large-scale age-map of the Milky Way shows that a period of star formation lasting around 4 billion years created the complex structure at the heart of our galaxy. The results will be presented by Marina Rejkuba ...
Astronomy
Apr 2, 2018
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Storms hitting at the end of California's rainy season have eased the state's plunge back into drought.
Environment
Apr 2, 2018
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Cellphones are still absent from most U.S. schools but new data shows them steadily gaining acceptance as administrators bow to parents' wishes to keep tabs on their kids and teachers find ways to work them into lessons.
Other
Apr 2, 2018
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"Rocket Men" (Random House), by Robert Kurson
Space Exploration
Apr 2, 2018
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The Trump administration rolled back Obama-era pollution and fuel efficiency rules for cars and light trucks on Monday, saying they were too stringent.
Environment
Apr 2, 2018
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Careful examination of numerous fluted spear points found in Alaska and western Canada prove that the Ice Age peopling of the Americas was much more complex than previously believed, according to a study done by two Texas ...
Archaeology
Apr 2, 2018
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Intel shares dove on Monday after Bloomberg reported that Apple intends to switch to chips of its own for Mac computers in two years.
Business
Apr 2, 2018
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