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The Zidanku Silk Manuscripts were smuggled into the United States in the 1940s. Scholars say they provide remarkable insights ...

A new study highlights the potential of amber fossils to capture evidence of powerful, prehistoric ocean waves ...

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Written with clarity and wit by two top scientists, North American Tree Squirrels illuminates the everyday lives of gray and ...