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Could dinosaurs actually roar? Ancient voice box holds clues.Birds are the only living dinosaurs, but their extinct relatives might not have squawked or twittered like them, scientists say.
First LookWhat can we learn about salinity from venomous sea snakes?A new study shows how these adaptable snakes can respond to fluctuating ocean temperatures.
First LookIs an Earthlike planet orbiting Alpha Centauri? 'Project Blue' will take a look.A new initiative seeks to capture visible-light images of the Alpha Centauri star system in hopes of identifying an Earthlike planet in its orbit.
First LookWhy is the ESA's Schiaparelli Mars lander so special?The Mars lander offers a preview of the joint European Space Agency/Russian space agency ExoMars mission, which seeks to determine if the Red Planet ever supported life.
What's a beardog? Extinct Chihuahua-sized animal yields clues.An extinct family of carnivorans known as beardogs may have had humble beginnings in what is today southern North America, suggests a discovery in the archives of Chicago's Field Museum.
Will this newly discovered dwarf planet help astronomers find 'Planet Nine'?Researchers hope techniques used to discover dwarf planet 2014 UZ224 will help find the enigmatic 'Planet Nine.'
Should humans go to Mars? President Obama says yes.In an op-ed, Obama announced a 'clear goal' to send humans to Mars 'with the ultimate ambition to one day remain there for an extended time.'
First LookWhy Nobel-winning scientists are talking about immigrationAll six of the 2016 Nobel laureates affiliated with US universities are immigrants. Some are speaking out about the importance of open borders for the advancement of science.
First LookHurricane Matthew damages historic NASA artifactsOrbiter access arms and missile displays were tossed around as hurricane Matthew charged along Florida’s Space Coast.
First LookWas this gully on Mars carved by water? NASA rover to investigate.Scientists believe the gully was carved by a fluid that may have been flowing water.
First LookFor super-strong silk threads, feed graphene to silkwormsResearchers at Tsinghua University in Beijing fed the one-atom-thick, tremendously tough material to silkworms in one of the first applications of graphene that could become mainstream.
Climate studies: Western wildfires have doubled, New York City flood risk will tripleClimate change may be behind the rise in extreme events, say scientists. And the numbers support that relationship.
First LookIs Mars about to be enshrouded by a global dust storm?Research suggests a global dust storm could be in the Red Planet's near future.
First LookDid Boeing's CEO just kick off a billionaires' space race?Boeing chief executive officer Dennis Muilenburg and SpaceX founder Elon Musk both have Mars dreams. But who will get there first?
Did Rush Limbaugh really say that Hurricane Matthew is liberal propaganda?The conservative pundit argued that an 11-year 'hurricane drought' was evidence against man-made climate change.
NASA 'dodged bit of a bullet' as Matthew swept through Cape CanaveralNASA officials were worried that the Kennedy Space Center would be directly hit by hurricane Matthew, but so far, the center seems to have 'dodged a bullet.'
First LookHurricane Matthew: Why are birds flying in the eye of the storm?Hurricane Matthew: Meteorologists tracking the hurricane on radar spotted birds flying in the eye of the storm, traveling along as it moves up the US east coast.
Nobel Prize: What will it take to have more women as winners in science?Nobel Prize: Between 1901 and 2015, 49 of the 870 Nobel prizes won by individuals were women. Most of the female winners were in the categories of peace, physiology or medicine, and literature.
First LookAfter escape test, could Blue Origin be the next step in safe space tourism?Blue Origin is already working on another rocket, the New Glenn, which will build on the technology of the New Shepard in order to bring people and science experiments safely into space for brief periods of time.
First LookHow Brazil discovered its largest dinosaur – inside a museumThe dinosaur, named Austroposeidon magnificus, has finally been brought out of a storage cabinet in Brazil's Earth Sciences Museum, after waiting decades to be studied. Its remaining bones are now on display.
