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Early Trilobites had Stomachs, New Fossil Study Shows Exceptionally preserved trilobite fossils from China, dating back to more than 500 million years ago, have revealed new insights... September 21, 2017 Scientists Recover Nova First Spotted 600 Years Ago by Korean Astrologers A new study pinpoints the location of a nova first spotted nearly 600 years ago that now undergoes smaller-scale “dwarf nova” eruptions. August 30, 2017 Scientists Challenge Next-generation Sequencing Dogma Next-generation sequencing has revolutionized the biological sciences, but a study published today in the journal Scientific Reports... July 31, 2017 Extinct South American Mammal That Stumped Darwin Takes Its Place on Tree of Life For the first time, scientists have recovered ancient DNA from one of the more puzzling species to have lived during the last ice... June 27, 2017 The American Museum of Natural History Announces Inside You Inside You explores the rapidly evolving science that is revolutionizing how we view human health. June 21, 2017 Citizen Scientists Uncover Cold New World Near the Sun A new citizen-science tool released earlier this year to help astronomers pinpoint new worlds lurking in the outer reaches of our... June 2, 2017 Fossil Insect Study Suggests That Los Angeles Climate Has Been Relatively Stable for at Least 50,000 Years Research based on more than 180 fossil insects preserved in the La Brea Tar Pits of Los Angeles indicate that the climate in what... May 24, 2017 For a Green Alga, Spotted Salamanders are Stressful Hosts New research shows how two drastically different organisms—a green alga and the spotted salamander—get along as cellular roommates. May 2, 2017 Mummies Special Exhibition Opens The upcoming exhibition will shed new light on ancient mummies, recently re-examined using 21st-century technology. March 16, 2017 New Study Identifies Ancient Shark Ancestors New research based on x-ray imaging provides the strongest evidence to date that sharks arose from a group of bony fishes called... March 13, 2017 Ancient Pueblos Traced Descent Through Moms New DNA analysis of ancient Pueblo remains suggests that the complex society that once existed at Chaco Canyon in the southwestern... February 21, 2017 Congo River Fish Evolution Shaped by Intense Rapids New DNA-based research provides compelling evidence that a group of strange-looking fish living near the mouth of the Congo River... February 16, 2017