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Fossils

Message in a dinosaur’s teeth

Giant dino that was T. rex rival may have spent most of its time in the water.

Physics

The hottest soup in New York

A quark-gluon plasma reaches the highest temperature ever measured in a lab.

Chemistry

Cold, colder and coldest ice

Electric charge can change the temperature at which water freezes.

Animals

The case of the hairy eyeball

Pet tarantulas don't need venom to express irritation.

Tech

The science of disappearing

Invisibility cloaks and other new materials that play with light are in the works.

Animals

Pipefish power from mom

When pop's a shrimp of a fish, mom passes on extra protein boost.

Health & Medicine

Physics of running bared

Running without shoes softens the blow.

Earth

Watering the air

Crop irrigation and farming practices could mean a cooler, wetter Midwest.

Brain

Teaching Math, teaching anxiety

Teachers' math worries could affect students' performance.

Animals

Island of Hope

In a remote village in Fiji, nature and people are working together to save each other.

Tech

Supersonic Splash

Coming soon to a pond near you: air moving faster than the speed of sound.

Plants

Surprise Visitor

Newly discovered cricket pollinates orchids in nighttime rendezvous.