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Dinosaur Tracking: How Did the Siberian Dinosaurs Die?
New research from a Russian site suggests that some dinosaurs were able to thrive in very cold temperatures
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History of the Hysterical Man
Doctors once thought that only women suffered from hysteria, but a medical historian says that men were always just as susceptible
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The Spotted Owl's New Nemesis
An epic battle between environmentalists and loggers left much of the spotted owl's habitat protected. Now the celebrity species faces a new threat—a tougher owl
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Mining the Mountains
Explosives and giant machines are destroying Appalachian peaks to obtain coal. In a tiny West Virginia town, residents and the industry fight over a mountain's fate
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Gene Therapy in a New Light
A husband-and-wife team's experimental genetic treatment for blindness is renewing hopes for a controversial field of medicine
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Wild Things: Life as We Know It
Chewing dinosaurs, climate change, self-sacrificing ants and black bears
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When Will There Be Herds of Mammoths?
With news that the woolly mammoth genome has been sequenced, our science blogger asks about resuscitating the extinct species
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Bugs, Brains and Trivia
No detail is too small for students at the Linnaean games, an annual national insect trivia competition
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Things Are Looking Up for Niger’s Wild Giraffes
In desolate Niger, wild giraffes are making a comeback despite having to compete for resources with some of the world's poorest people
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Smithsonian's 5th Annual Photo Contest Winners
7,500 photographs, 82 countries, 50 finalists. And the seven winners are...