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Biology Galapagos giant tortoises are restoring their own ecosystem By Syris Valentine/Hakai Magazine
Dinosaurs These toothy vegetarian dinosaurs have eluded paleontologists in Europe for decades By Laura Baisas
Dinosaurs T. rex cousins with shorter arms were thriving right up until the asteroid hit By Laura Baisas
Dinosaurs This flightless pterosaur ancestor had enviable claws and a raptor-like beak By Laura Baisas
Physics A new satellite’s ‘plasma brake’ uses Earth’s atmosphere to avoid becoming space junk By Andrew Paul
Physics Winners of the 2023 Nobel Prize in physics measured electrons by the attosecond By Laura Baisas
Physics The mathematical theory that connects swimming sperm, zebra stripes, and sunflower seeds By Laura Baisas
Space What the ‘Ring of Fire’ eclipse looked like to a satellite nearly 1 million miles from Earth By Laura Baisas
Space NASA’s Psyche spacecraft will blaze an unusual blue trail across the solar system By Briley Lewis
Space Save up to $101 on a Celestron x PopSci telescope with this post-eclipse sale at Amazon By Stan Horaczek
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week Ancient Romans tweezed their armpits until they screamed By PopSci Staff
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Reading sci-fi novels can help kids understand real science By Emily Midkiff/The Conversation / Oct 9, 2023
Giganotosaurus vs. T. rex: Who would win in a battle of the big dinosaurs? By Eva Botkin-Kowacki / Jul 28, 2023
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