Why Tyrannosaurus rex would rip Triceratops' head off
October 25, 2012, at 5:23 PMNew fossil findings suggest T-rex would dismember downed foes to get at the tender neck meat hiding beneath the massive frilly skull
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Can whales mimic human voices?
October 22, 2012, at 4:05 PMIn a newly revealed report, researchers document the sounds of a peppy Beluga who could copy the speech intonations of nearby handlers
7 of the scariest spiders in existence
October 17, 2012, at 11:40 AMEight-legged arachnids, like the Goliath bird-eater or the eyeless Kauai cave wolf spider, are some of the most feared critters on the planet
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October 15, 2012, at 12:22 PMA British newspaper ignites a new fight over climate change with its interpretation of new temperature data released by the U.K. government
Did early humans eat pandas?
October 15, 2012, at 10:27 AMFossil records from China suggest that the famously adorable bamboo munchers were often slashed to death by primitive people
The freakishly giant eyeball that washed up on a Florida beach
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Meet the soft-shelled turtle that urinates from its mouth
October 11, 2012, at 12:05 PMBiologists believe this strange adaptation helped the animal survive in salty swamp water
Why we'll never have a real-life Jurassic Park
October 10, 2012, at 11:55 AMBad news, dino fans. New research suggests that DNA decomposes far too fast for us to clone any ancient beasts
The 100-million-year-old spider attack frozen in time
October 9, 2012, at 12:45 PMResearchers find an ancient piece of amber that shows a spider preying on a wasp caught in its web
Why are French bees producing colored honey?
October 8, 2012, at 5:05 PMBees in one French town are crafting honey in startling shades of blue and green, and beekeepers are blaming a nearby candy plant
5 of the most freakishly bizarre dinosaurs ever dug up
October 3, 2012, at 4:10 PMThe ancient beasts were a diverse bunch — sporting fur, feathers, and pig-like fangs
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October 2, 2012, at 1:35 PMAn Oregon hog farmer goes missing — and hours later, only dentures and an unnamed body part are recovered from his pig pen
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October 1, 2012, at 9:30 AMFrom dolphins' hand-like retractables to tiny bugs' dagger-esque spikes, here are a few of the animal kingdom's stranger male sex organs
How your T-shirt could reduce pollution
September 28, 2012, at 11:20 AMNanoscientists and fashionistas have banded together to turn your jeans and shirts into air-pollutant-magnetizing eco-tools
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September 27, 2012, at 11:55 AMA bizarre-looking sea creature lurking 3,000 feet below the surface doesn't eat other animals. Instead, it acts as "the garbage disposal of the ocean"
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