When did human ancestors come down from the branches? A look inside a fossilized hip joint shows how bones adapted for crouching and walking on all fours. ...read more
Researchers asked what makes certain words rude, and what happens when you compound profanity with normal words. ...read more
A new method for hunting minor planets uncovered more than a hundred small, distant worlds. And the novel technique could even help resolve the mystery of Planet Nine. ...read more
Health officials can’t fight the coronavirus pandemic without knowing where infections are. COVID Near You aims to reveal hotspots as sick people self-report symptoms. ...read more
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Researchers thought Mars formed — and potentially created a life-supporting atmosphere — like Earth did. ...read more
There are four coronaviruses already endemic in the human population. COVID-19 could become the fifth. ...read more
Dinosaurs must have had sex to reproduce — but how they did the deed isn’t exactly clear. ...read more
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These giant carnivores roamed Earth long before tyrannosaurs — and held on where those tyrants didn’t reach. ...read more