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A porcupine fossil recovered in Florida was the key clue in solving a paleontological mystery. Jeff Gage/Florida Museum, CC BY-ND

Environment

Rare Florida fossil finally ends debate about how porcupine jaws and...

Staff Writer - September 21, 2024

Natasha S. Vitek, Stony Brook University (The State University of New York) A rare, nearly complete fossil of an...

EXPLORING NATURE

The artifacts found at Longtan, southwest China, were as old as 60,000 years. Qijun Ruan

Lifestyle

Stone tool discovery in China shows people in East Asia were...

Staff Writer - April 1, 2025

Ben Marwick, University of Washington New technologies today often involve electronic devices that are smaller and smarter than before....

The 6.9 magnitude Loma Prieta earthquake near San Francisco in 1989 caused about $6.8 billion in damage and 63 deaths. J.K. Nakata/U.S. Geological Survey

US earthquake safety relies on federal employees’ expertise

April 1, 2025

Black holes, like the one in this illustration, can spray powerful jets. S. Dagnello (NRAO/AUI/NSF), CC BY-SA

Jets from powerful black holes can point astronomers toward where −...

March 31, 2025

After gathering data on the captured anole, the team releases it back to the wild. Neil Losin/Day's Edge Prods.

Amid a tropical paradise known as ‘Lizard Island,’ researchers are cracking...

March 25, 2025

Experts predict that egg prices will keep climbing in 2025. Lindsey Nicholson/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Egg prices soar as outdated supply chains crack under pressure

March 24, 2025