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One day, far in the future, a leaf will turn brown and crumble to dust, representing the end of all plants on Earth. Without a crystal ball, nobody knows for certain when that day will come.

The Tyrannosaurus rex (T. rex) is known for its bone-crushing bite, gigantic size, and famously small forelimbs. But why these large, carnivorous theropod dinosaurs evolved tiny arms has long been debated.

In what must have been some of the most enjoyable experiments ever, scientists studied nearly 50 dogs of all shapes and sizes to assess which paw each pooch prefers - something believed to be a predictor of behavioral issues.

There are many ways we can keep track of passing seconds. Counting "Mississippi" between numbers works. Monitoring the swing of a pendulum is a little more accurate. Or if you want to get super fancy, use the piezoelectric buzz of electrified quartz.

Researchers at the University of Warwick in the UK, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and McMaster University in Canada have shown that the structures of dust rings surrounding young stars can be used to estimate the masses of hidden . ...

What if the best-tasting morsel isn't on your plate, but the one you steal? New research suggests "forbidden food" really may taste better.

One of the world's oldest turds has been given the royal science treatment, with ancient Arctic ground squirrel droppings offering a smorgasbord of DNA from other animals and plants dating back up to 700,000 years.

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Three years ago, a single "ghost particle" soared into the Mediterranean with more energy than any ever observed before.

New research is offering a dramatic new way to read Dante Alighieri's Inferno: not simply as a religious vision of Hell, but as an early attempt to imagine the effects of a catastrophic planetary impact.