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- Planets
Icy Orbs at the Solar System’s Edge
A ring at the solar system's outskirts appears to contain smaller objects than expected.
By Emily Sohn - Fossils
Big fish in ancient waters
Fossils have revealed an ancient, oversized relative of modern-day swordfish.
By Emily Sohn -
- Fossils
Downsized dinosaurs
Island living may have led to miniature versions of giant dinosaurs.
By Emily Sohn - Space
Baby star
Astronomers have observed the earliest twinkles ever picked up from a newborn star.
By Emily Sohn - Physics
Einstein’s skateboard
Kids vying to be top young scientist of the year tackled challenges inspired by the work of Albert Einstein.
By Emily Sohn - Animals
Toxic Birds May Get Poison from Beetles
Eating certain beetles may make the skin and feathers of some birds poisonous.
By Emily Sohn - Brain
Sleep to Remember Places and Routes
Deep sleep may help your brain solidify memories of where you've been and how you got there.
By Emily Sohn - Tech
Explorer of the extreme deep
A new project to build an improved research sub aims to shed light on the mysterious ocean depths.
By Emily Sohn - Animals
Growing up in dangerous waters
Wild guppies that live in dangerous places don't live fast and die young as scientists previously thought.
By Emily Sohn - Humans
Little people cause big surprise
Scientists uncover the skeleton of a small-bodied relative of human beings.
By Emily Sohn - Tech
Inspired by nature
Researchers are applying lessons learned from butterflies, beetles, mussels, and other creatures to problems of human survival.
By Emily Sohn