The biggest wave in history

It all started with a magnitude 8.3 earthquake in July 1958. It shook the southern coast of Alaska. And it triggered a devastating tsunami. It ripped through the narrow body …

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What titanosaur nests were like

The first titanosaur eggs were found in the 1990s in Brazil. A great interest arose about it. Today, Argentine and Brazilian scientists studied the nesting process. The remains found date …

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Dinosaur killed by asteroid

It’s a dinosaur leg, but not just any dinosaur. It was excavated in North Dakota. The fossil holds a story that must have been one of terror. It is the …

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Return of two lost Darwin notebooks

when did they disappear? It happened two decades ago. Time enough to believe they were lost forever. But it turned out they were not. Recently, two of Darwin’s lost notebooks …

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Birds near the equator are more colorful

Recent research came across an unsuspected discovery. In birds, tropical varieties are considerably more colorful than their polar relatives. Birds near the equator are more colorful. Why? Many of us …

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