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Podcasts Podcast: SciCafe—The Raw Truth About Cooking with Rachel Carmody Cooking and processing change the ways our bodies digest food in ways we’re only just beginning to understand. March 21, 2019 On Exhibit posts How Do Scientists Study Young T. rex? Scientists look to growth rates and tyrannosaur relatives for clues about what Tyrannosaurus rex was like before it grew into a mega-predator. March 18, 2019 Research posts New Study Finds Extinct Weasel Relative’s Skull Resembled American Badger’s Find out how advanced CT imaging and biomechanical modeling helped scientists learn more about an extinct weasel. March 13, 2019 Podcasts Podcast: Probing Asteroids in Space with Harold C. Connolly Jr. How does studying asteroids help scientists protect Earth from possible collisions? March 7, 2019 Research posts Crocodiles’ Last Meal Reveals Three New Extinct Species New research finds three mammal species endemic to the Cayman Islands went extinct after the arrival of European settlers. March 6, 2019 Research posts Museum Researcher Describes What May Be Oldest Ape Teeth on Record A study led by Museum paleoanthropologist Ashley Hammond confirms Kamoyapithecus hamiltoni was an ape. February 28, 2019 Research posts Astronomers Discover 3-Billion-Year-Old Ringed White Dwarf A crowdsourced space survey uncovers an ancient ringed white dwarf that offers new insight into our solar system. February 21, 2019 Podcasts Podcast: SciCafe—Science of Love with Bianca Jones Marlin How does the “love drug” oxytocin affect the way that parents care for their children—in both humans and animals? February 14, 2019 News posts Overwintering in the Backyard Find out what our animal neighbors do during winter, and check out these same species in the giant-screen film Backyard Wilderness. February 11, 2019 News posts February 2019 Programs at the American Museum of Natural History This month check out the Milstein Science Series, explore the science of love at SciCafe, and more. February 1, 2019 News posts Why Howe Quarry is Among North America's Most Important Fossil Sites The remote site in Wyoming yielded thousands of fossil finds in the 1930s, still being studied by Museum researchers today. January 30, 2019 News posts Mammoth or Mastodon? From tusks to trunks, these extinct elephant relatives had a lot in common. Here's how to tell mammoths and mastodons apart. January 24, 2019