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Kaylin Heyman of Ventura, California, October 3rd. Photo: Leafy Yun Ye/The GuardianLast year, Kaylin Heyman appeared in a Pittsburgh courtroom to testify against a man she…
Researchers from the University of Tasmania and Western University have conducted experiments to show that Australian marsupials such as kangaroos and wallabies are most afraid of…
Paleontologists have unearthed two fossilized phalanges of ancient carnivorous birds on Seymour Island in Antarctica. Paleoenvironmental reconstruction of an early Eocene continental community on Seymour Island:…
algorithm: A set of rules or procedures for solving a problem in a series of steps. Algorithms are used in mathematics and computer programs to find…
Zero is important to mathematics, astronomy, and engineeringCarol Yepes/Getty By refining primitive neural pathways, the human brain may have learned to understand the number zero and…
amphibian: A group of animals that includes frogs, salamanders, and paper wasps. Amphibians have backbones and can breathe through their skin. Unlike reptiles, birds, and mammals,…
Myxococcus xanthus bacteria usually feed on other microorganisms. Then their traditional prey attacked them. Eyes of Science/Science Photo Library The two types of bacteria appear to…
All pterosaur eurypterids (sea scorpions), giant aquatic arthropods with large claws, were considered apex predators, but some scientists believe that certain species are not predatory because…
Researchers found high rates of osteochondrosis in the joints of Ice Age saber-toothed tigers and dire wolves, based on more than 1,500 limb bones examined from…
