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First LookScientists describe treasure trove of dinosaur tracks in AustraliaDubbed 'Australia鈥檚 Jurassic Park,' a 15-mile stretch of聽Dampier Peninsula coastline boasts聽an unprecedented 21 different types of dinosaur tracks.
First LookDid an asteroid trigger ancient tsunamis on Mars?A team of researchers found that certain geological features on the Red Planet indicate that the impact that created the聽Lomonosov crater may have also created massive waves in an ancient Martian sea.
British kid finds NASA mistake: when too many cooks don't spoil anythingSeventeen-year-old Miles thinks helping NASA fix their sensor was 'pretty cool.' Can amateurs really contribute to the advancement of science?聽
First LookWhat can NASA do to save Curiosity's wheels?Surprises on Mars have led to unexpectedly severe damage to Curiosity's wheels, once again forcing NASA to do more with less.聽
Could a Moore's Law for carbon emissions halt climate change?By halving global carbon emissions each decade, humanity could attain nearly net-zero emissions by 2050, according to new research聽
How a massive New Zealand earthquake broke the rulesEarthquakes can hop from one fault to another as long as the faults are less than three miles apart, say scientists. So how did a NZ quake 'jump' over 10 miles?
First LookScientists shakeup in the dinosaur family tree. A British branch?A newly proposed family tree aims to rewrite the history of some of the most famous dinosaurs. What do dino hips say about the family tree?
First LookIs there a link between dinosaurs' extinction and this Martian volcano?The answer is a firm no, but scientists think they've taken an important step toward better understanding the geology of Mars.聽
First LookRare red-legged frog could be making a comebackEgg masses discovered in the Santa Monica Mountains suggest that the threatened species made famous in a Mark Twain story is now sustaining itself without human help.
How origami machines might unlock secrets of Mars and the universeMore than a mere pastime, the tools of origami are leaping off the page and into the realms of engineering and manufacturing.聽
Could conservation provide ground for peace in conflict zones?Some things, like birds, transcend political boundaries. That's why some scientists say conservation of the natural world could promote peace among humans.
First LookFossilized shrimp joins band of species named for naturalist David AttenboroughCascolus ravitis, a聽Latinized reference to the famed naturalist and BBC presenter David Attenborough, is the name given to a newly discovered ancient crustacean that was a precursor to modern shrimp, lobsters, and crabs.
First LookRusty-patched bee finally gets its endangered listingAfter many delays, the bumblebee has finally become the first in the continental US to be listed as endangered by the US Fish and Wildlife Service.
First LookWith budget boost, Trump shifts NASA's gaze from Earth to MarsFor the most part, NASA has avoided the deep cuts聽that the Trump administration has proposed for other research agencies. This authorization bill continues that trend, but doesn鈥檛 yet have scientists breathing a sigh of relief.
To save the future, conservationists look to the pastThe marriage between two scientific disciplines 鈥� conservation and paleobiology 鈥� could guide efforts to preserve life on Earth.
First LookCan parrots make each other laugh?A new study shows that a New Zealand parrot has a laugh-like call that inspires playful behavior in other parrots. 聽聽
First LookLoaded with science, SpaceX Dragon capsule splashes back to EarthPacked with samples from the International Space Station, the SpaceX Dragon capsule parachuted into waters off Southern California on Sunday morning.
First LookSpring equinox 2017: What is an equinox, anyway?For those in the Northern Hemisphere, March 20 marks the spring equinox,聽one of two points of the year when both hemispheres of our planet get the same amount of daylight.
Titan's 'magic islands' may actually be fizzy nitrogen bubblesSaturn's largest moon is known for its methane/ethane lakes. But sometimes, certain 'magic islands' in these bodies of liquid will appear and disappear on Titan's surface, leading scientists to think they might not really be islands after all.
First LookDeclassified: How cold war movies are blowing up atomic bomb modelsThe Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory鈥檚 effort to digitize atomic test videos had some surprises in store for scientists.聽
