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An artistic depiction of the Late Cretaceous modern (crown) bird, Vegavis iaai, pursuit diving for fish in the shallow ocean ...

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In her creekside cabin in Malibu, Lita Albuquerque is waiting for the dawn. She comes here in the peace of early morning to make drawings and sometimes write, and after a set of energetic meditations ...

An iconic, huge white oak tree at Will Stella Farm on Hastings Hill Road in Kernersville was cut down last Thursday after it was determined to pose a hazard. The tree was the backdrop for numerous ...

Blood Falls in Antarctica flows unpredictably with iron-rich, salty water. Microbes inside survive without sunlight.

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Look up this week for February’s full snow moon and to catch the last glimpse of a visible parade of planets in the night sky ...

Scientists have made an exciting discovery—a 69-million-year-old fossil found in Antarctica is the oldest known modern bird.