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Resplendent Quetzal, Sacred Bird of Maya and Aztecs, Faces Extinction Risk
This amazing bird’s habitat continues to decline throughout Central America
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SpaceX's Triumphant Rocket Landing Could Revolutionize Spaceflight
Once considered the stuff of science fiction, fully reusable rocketry is now closer to reality than ever before
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First-Ever Fossil Mud Dragon Appears to Be Inside-Out Sarlacc
Modern mud dragons are kind of cute. At least one of their ancestors, however, was not
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Cloak of Invisibility, 1915
Reported in Scientific American, this Week in World War I: December 18, 1915 The word “camouflage” entered the English language, from the French, in 1917.
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In the darkest time of year, religious rituals can help even non-believers see that life is a miracle.
"If Apes Evolved From Monkeys, Why Are There Still Monkeys?"
It's a favorite theme of evolution deniers even though this ridiculous notion has been debunked a million times—but let's try once more
The Force of the Lightsaber Illusion
The white in the middle of this lightsaber can’t be any whiter than the white background that your screen generates: but it nevertheless appears brighter.
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