Aug
3
2017
A Cretaceous mantis fossil is helping scientists piece together how these insects evolved their prey-nabbing adaptations.
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What Do You Do with a 26-Pound Diseased Liver? Donate It to a Medical School
Aug
3
2017
A medical school in Queensland, Australia, was the recent recipient of a big donation: a diseased liver that weighed more than 26 lbs.
Swipe Left for Sadness: Tinder Users Report More Distress
Aug
3
2017
In a new study, Tinder users had lower levels of self-esteem and more body dissatisfaction than people who didn't use the dating app.
'Harry Potter' & the Deathly Obsession? Series May Help Fans Cope with Death
Aug
3
2017
A new study suggests that for some, an obsession with the "Harry Potter" franchise may signal something darker: a greater awareness of death.
Photos: This Plant-Eating Dinosaur Had Spikes, Armor and Camouflage
Aug
3
2017
The 110-million-year-old dinosaur, a nodosaur — a relative of the ankylosaur — was covered in spiky, bony plates known as osteoderms, but it had another trick up its sleeve to protect itself from predators: camouflage.
Weird: How Does a Baby's 'Twin' End Up Inside His Abdomen?
Aug
3
2017
A baby boy in India was born with his own "twin" inside his abdomen — an extremely rare condition called "fetus in fetu."
What's Causing So Many Earthquakes in Oklahoma?
Aug
3
2017
A 4.2-magnitude earthquake hit Edmond, Oklahoma last night (Aug. 2) at 9:56 pm. local time, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Protons Just Lost Some Weight
Aug
3
2017
A new method to weigh a single proton found discrepancies with the scientifically accepted weight, and will likely lead to other physicists revisiting one of the fundamental values of physics.
'Sleeping Dragon' Dinosaur Wore Camouflage to Elude Predators
Aug
3
2017
The remains of a 110-million-year-old tank-size dinosaur — so well preserved that a museum preparator said it looks like a statue of a sleeping dragon — show that this fearsome creature was covered in armor and spikes, and also used camouflage.
Hyperloop startup says superfast rail a reality
Aug
3
2017
The near-supersonic rail system known as hyperloop has passed another key milestone on its path to become reality, the US startup Hyperloop