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Dodos Might Have Been Quite Intelligent, New Research Finds New research suggests that the dodo, an extinct bird whose name has entered popular culture as a symbol of stupidity, was actually... February 23, 2016 Mysterious Extinct Glyptodonts Are Actually Gigantic Armadillos, Says Their DNA New research reveals that the evolutionary history of glyptodonts—huge, armored mammals that went extinct in the Americas at the... February 22, 2016 100-Million-Year-Old Amber Preserves Oldest Animal Societies Fighting ants, giant solider termites, and foraging worker ants recently discovered in 100-million-year-old amber provide direct... February 11, 2016 Researchers Sequence First Bedbug Genome Scientists have assembled the first complete genome of one of humanity’s oldest, and least-loved, companions: the bedbug. The new... February 2, 2016 Tiny Australian Leech Named for Best-selling Author Amy Tan Museum researchers have named a new leech after best-selling author Amy Tan based on an innovative method for peering inside soft-bodied... January 21, 2016 The American Museum of Natural History Announces New Exhibition Dinosaurs Among Us Dinosaurs Among Us will examine how one group of dinosaurs evolved into the fascinating living creatures we call birds. The exhibition... January 20, 2016 The Titanosaur Main Release Generations of visitors have flocked to see the renowned blue whale and iconic Tyrannosaurus rex at the American Museum of Natural... January 14, 2016 Fossil Wasp Galls From La Brea Tar Pits Indicate Little Change in Southern California Habitats Since Ice Age The La Brea Tar Pits, the world’s richest Ice Age fossil site, is famous for saber-toothed cats, mammoths, and giant sloths, but... November 9, 2015 The Secret World Inside You Opens at the American Museum of Natural History Opening on November 7, 2015, The Secret World Inside You, a special exhibition from the American Museum of Natural History, uses... November 5, 2015 Foot Fossils of Human Relative Illustrate the Evolutionary "Messiness" of Bipedal Walking The feet of extinct human relative Homo naledi were its most human-like feature - but weren't used to walk like us. October 6, 2015 Biologists Integrate Unmanned Aircraft Technology in Long-standing Canadian Wildlife Study In a portion of Manitoba, Canada, so remote you have to fly in by helicopter, a research team led by the University of North Dakota... September 29, 2015 Gigantic Dinosaur Inspires New Permanent Exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History Generations of visitors have flocked to see the renowned blue whale and iconic Tyrannosaurus rex, among other fossil dinosaurs, at... September 25, 2015