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Oldest known dinosaur bone infection found in 220-million-year-old Plateosaurus

The dinosaur that welcomes visitors to the Natural History Museum harbors a fascinating history. Researchers have identified a severe bone infection in the dinosaur,...

What dinosaur fossils could teach us about cancer

When you think of dinosaurs, you might imagine towering predators or gentle giants roaming prehistoric landscapes. But what if these ancient creatures could teach...

A Lake Mead’s worth of water has vanished from the ground: Could Las Vegas suffer?

The water beneath our feet that we use to bathe, drink and water crops is vanishing faster than ever in the Colorado River Basin,...

China’s Everest obsession: How tourism and climate change are transforming the mountain

"To the discerning eye, other mountains are visible—giants between 23,000 and 26,000 feet high. Not one of their slenderer heads even reaches their chief's...

Frozen, thawed: How Arendelle’s glacier would fare under modern climate change

As a glaciologist who thinks about ice a lot, rewatching the movie Frozen umpteen times with my six-year-old daughter provides ample opportunity for my...

New T-Rex ancestor discovered in drawers of Mongolian institute

Misidentified bones that languished in the drawers of a Mongolian institute for 50 years belong to a new species of tyrannosaur that rewrites the...