
NASA's Asteroid Sample Return Mission Moves Into Development
NASA's first mission to
sample an asteroid is moving
ahead into development and
testing in preparation for
its launch in 2016. ... > full story

How to Target an Asteroid
Like many of his colleagues
at NASA's Jet Propulsion
Laboratory, Pasadena,
Calif., Shyam Bhaskaran is
working a lot with asteroids
these days. And also like
many of his colleagues, the
... > full story

New Evidence Dinosaurs Were Strong Swimmers
A researcher has identified
some of the strongest
evidence ever found that
dinosaurs could paddle long
distances. He examined
unusual claw marks left on a
river bottom in China that
... > full story

New Dinosaur Species: First Fossil Evidence Shows Small Crocs Fed on Baby Dinosaurs
A paleontologist and his
team have discovered a new
species of herbivorous
dinosaur and published the
first fossil evidence of
... > full story
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Challenges Faced by Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors
April 26, 2013 New research focuses on the difficulties of transitioning to adulthood while dealing with the long-term and late effects of cancer and its ... > full story -
New NASA Mission to Help Us Better Estimate Asteroid Impact Hazard
February 8, 2013 Every year, sensors designed to detect nuclear explosions see harmless bursts in Earth's upper atmosphere from the breakup of an asteroid a few yards across. Tiny asteroids are much more numerous ... > full story -
Blame It on Barney: Student Perceptions of an Upright Tyrannosaurus Rex Remain Obsolete
February 7, 2013 Ask a college student to sketch a Tyrannosaurus rex, and he or she will probably draw an upright, tail-dragging creature with tiny arms. An 8-year-old will draw something similar. They’re ... > full story -
Dinosaur Shook Tail Feathers for Mating Show
January 4, 2013 A researcher's examination of fossilized dinosaur tail bones has led to a breakthrough finding: some feathered dinosaurs used tail plumage to attract mates, much like modern-day peacocks and ... > full story -
Inside the Head of a Dinosaur: Research Reveals New Information on the Evolution of Dinosaur Senses
December 19, 2012 A new study of the brain anatomy of therizinosaurs, plant-eating dinosaurs that lived during the Cretaceous Period, has revealed interesting links with their notorious meat-eating 'cousins' ... > full story -
New Study Sheds Light on Dinosaur Size
December 19, 2012 Dinosaurs were not only the largest animals to roam the Earth -- they also had a greater number of larger species compared to all other back-boned animals -- scientists suggest in a new ... > full story -
Scientists Find Oldest Dinosaur -- Or Closest Relative Yet
December 5, 2012 Researchers have discovered what may be the earliest dinosaur, a creature the size of a Labrador retriever, but with a five foot-long tail, that walked the Earth about 10 million years before more ... > full story -
For Some Feathered Dinosaurs, Bigger Not Always Better
November 28, 2012 Researchers have started looking at why dinosaurs that abandoned meat in favor of vegetarian diets got so big, and their results may call conventional wisdom about plant-eaters and body size into ... > full story -
We're More Passive Than We Predict When Sexually Harassed, New Study Shows
November 5, 2012 Sexual harassment is devastating in and of itself for its victims, but new research shows there can be an even more insidious and troubling consequence that goes along with ... > full story -
Were Dinosaurs Destined to Be Big? Testing Cope's Rule
November 2, 2012 In the evolutionary long run, small critters tend to evolve into bigger beasts -- at least according to the idea attributed to paleontologist Edward Cope, now known as Cope's Rule. Using the latest ... > full story
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