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- Microbes
Hitting the redo button on evolution
Scientists are experimenting with bacteria to see if evolution plays out the same way every time.
- Animals
When Darwin got sick of feathers
The man who started evolutionary biology had some bad moments over a bird.
By Susan Milius - Plants
The man who rocked biology to its core
Two hundred years later, Charles Darwin's ideas still live on.
- Fossils
Invisible fossils of the first animals
Though the first animals on Earth didn’t leave behind rock fossils, scientists can still find these ancient creatures by observing their invisible molecular fossils.
By Douglas Fox - Earth
Antarctica warms, which threatens penguins
Unexpected rates of warming threaten to change Antarctica and pose a threat to the survival of some of its penguins.
By Susan Gaidos - Earth
Science loses out when ice caps melt
Tropical glaciers are vanishing at an especially rapid pace—and taking valuable climate records with them.
By Susan Gaidos - Physics
Earth from the inside out
An invisible particle sheds light on the mysterious interior of the Earth.
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- Health & Medicine
Face values
Researchers are uncovering what makes a mug attractive.
By Susan Gaidos - Tech
Hubble Lives On
Scientists are planning the last servicing mission to one of the most important space telescopes of all time.
By Susan Gaidos -
- Physics
Hold on to your stars, ladies and gentlemen
Our galaxy is heavier and spinning much faster than scientists thought.