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How snakes lost their legs

How snakes lost their legs

Scientists in Florida say they've pinpointed a genetic process that caused snakes to lose their legs and have found that embryonic pythons still form "cryptic leg skeletons," millions of years later.

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How a far-sighted Minnesota scientist pointed America toward the future

How a far-sighted Minnesota scientist pointed America toward the future

The National Sea Grant Program, which turns 50 years old this month, is the brainchild of a former University of Minnesota Dean who also proposed a domed experimental city in Aitkin County and wrote a famous comic strip.
by Dan Kraker

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Apes may be more like us than we thought

Apes may be more like us than we thought

Blogger Alva Noe looks at new research showing apes understand what we think: They are able to differentiate how someone thinks something to be from how it actually is.
by Alva Noë

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Samsung permanently powers down Galaxy Note 7 smartphones

Samsung permanently powers down Galaxy Note 7 smartphones

Last month the tech giant recalled 2.5 million phones after some were catching fire or exploding. After reports that the replacements are dangerous, too, the company is permanently ceasing production.

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A friend for Pluto: Astronomers find new dwarf planet in our solar system

A friend for Pluto: Astronomers find new dwarf planet in our solar system

The object known for now as 2014 UZ224 is only about 330 miles across and takes 1,100 years to orbit the sun. But one of the most interesting things about it is the way researchers found it.
by Joe Palca

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Biggest prize in chemistry goes to designers of the smallest machines

Biggest prize in chemistry goes to designers of the smallest machines

Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Sir J. Fraser Stoddart and Bernard L. Feringa share the 2016 Nobel Prize for Chemistry. By designing a tiny chain, axle and rotor blade, they helped develop molecular machines.

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