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Learn more about the reclassification of the tallest terrestrial animal, including its implications for giraffe conservation.

Learn what cesium-137 is, how food can become radioactive, and what to do if you recently purchased shrimp.

Learn how modern humans adapted to the Americas, possibly thanks to a Denisovan gene.

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We’re learning from our own deep space signals where to look for signs of extraterrestrial life.

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Learn more about the 115-million-year-old dinosaur prints clean-up crews found after the recent Texas flooding.

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Learn more about the Eastern Massasauga, a rattlesnake from eastern North America — including the eastern Midwestern United ...