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A pair of jaws found in phosphate reveal the existence of a new duck-billed dinosaur, Taleta taleta, that thrived just before ...

You’ve heard the slogans: save the whales, protect our pollinators. You may have lamented the decline of polar bears or the ...

An information session and live animal presentation at the Newton Free Library on Wednesday evening welcomed attendees of all ...

Six snake species in Florida can kill you, but few people have died in 20 years. Still, researchers say we need to learn more ...

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