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Feathered Reptiles Ruled Earth's Skies... Twice! | SciShow News

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Feathers might have originated tens of millions of years before we'd thought, and a 3D rendering of ankylosaur nasal passages lends new insight into how they stayed cool.
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Living Fossils' Aren't Really a Thing

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Crocodiles, horseshoe crabs and tuatara are animals that have persisted for millions of years, said to have gone unchanged since the days of the dinosaurs. But even the most ancient-looking organisms show us that evolution is always at...
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5 Things You Should Know About Dinosaurs

12th - Higher Ed
Here at SciShow we love digging into the subject of dinosaurs! Join Blake de Pastino, co-host and co-creator of the new series PBS Eons, as he takes you into the deep past for a few of our favorite dinosaur episodes!
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We Know Exactly When Dinosaurs Went Extinct

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During the age of dinosaurs, a massive asteroid slammed into the Earth, bringing an end to most life at the time. And thanks to new fossil evidence, we've been able to pinpoint a time of year for this event that happened millions of...
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Two New Sauropods Generate Excitement and Controversy | SciShow News

12th - Higher Ed
One new fossil discovery helps shed some light on early titanosaur evolution, while another leads to some controversial claims about dicraeosaurs.
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This Animal Has a Retractable Anus

12th - Higher Ed
Most animals keep their poop chutes on the opposite side of their body from where they eat. But that doesn’t mean it’s always the case, and bryozoans are great examples of how creative you can get with where you put your anus.
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This Ichthyosaur Terrorized the Triassic Seas

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One ancient predator turns out to have been able to eat much larger prey than we thought was possible, and a baby titanosaur skull gives us clues about what changes took place as sauropods grew up.
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The New Oldest Animal Fossils?

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A new study reports what might be the oldest fossil animals ever found. And we're also learning more about what role the hippocampus plays in certain types of visual memory.
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The Oldest Plant-Like Fossils Ever

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Researchers might have discovered the 2 oldest plant-like fossils this week! Meanwhile, scientists learned more about another superpower of our favorite organism: tardigrades.
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The Oldest DNA Ever Found

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Researchers mapped the mammoth family tree by extracting DNA from fossils. Also, scientists found some sessile animals living under Antarctica's ice shelf, and they're really cool.
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This Ancient Mammal's Ears Were Built for Chewing

12th - Higher Ed
In this weeks science news, new fossil has been found that might help us understand how jaw bones evolved into complex middle ears found in mammals, and a new treatment regimen for treating babies with HIV shows promise.
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10 Ridiculous Scientific Names

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There aren't as many rules to naming a scientific discovery as you might think-- and that has led to some pretty outrageous names. Chapters HALORUBRUM CHAOVIATOR 1:10 OSEDAX MUCOFLORIS 1:43 HETEROPODA DAVIDBOWIE 2:58 SCAPTIA BEYONCEAE...
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Venomous Mammals, Sensory Receptors & the Moon's True Origin Story

12th - Higher Ed
Hank describes to us some news stories that illustrate how science is continually changing the things we think we "know" - from the status of various animals species, to the way our senses work and even where the Moon came from -...
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Faster Than Light Facts, Horny Little Man, and Worst Science Movie Winner!

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Hank gets to the bottom of this "faster-than-the-speed-of-light-neutrino" kerfuffle, discusses some ancient stuff, and announces the winner of the award for worst science in a film
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Living Fossils Are Dead! Long Live Living Fossils

12th - Higher Ed
Scientists are looking to end how we categorize living fossils, and in doing so, give the phrase new life.
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When Humans Were Prey

12th - Higher Ed
Not too long ago, our early human ancestors were under constant threat of attack from predators. And it turns out that this difficult chapter in our history may be responsible for the adaptations that allowed us to become so successful.
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Paleontology's Technicolor Moment

12th - Higher Ed
For a long time, we could only guess what color a dinosaur might be. But in the past decade, there has been an explosion of color.
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How Did North America End Up With a Marsupial?

12th - Higher Ed
Both North and South America have their own species of marsupial, the opossum, but how they got so far away from their Australian relatives is a bit of a mystery.
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The Birds That Lived in The Age of Dinosaurs

12th - Higher Ed
While we know that birds are the descendants of dinosaurs, we don't think much about the ones that lived alongside them, and they are a hot topic amongst paleontologists today.
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6 of the Oldest Parasites Ever Found

12th - Higher Ed
Where there's life, there's other life looking for a free ride. Here are six of the world's oldest parasites.
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The Secret of Regeneration in... Alligators

12th - Higher Ed
Why can amphibians, fish and even some reptiles regenerate limbs, while birds and mammals can’t? Researchers think they might have found a clue on the tip of the alligator’s tail.
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Louise Leakey: A dig for humanity's origins

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Louise Leakey asks, "Who are we?" The question takes her to the Rift Valley in Eastern Africa, where she digs for the evolutionary origins of humankind -- and suggests a stunning new vision of our competing ancestors.
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5 Unsolved Mysteries About Dinosaurs

12th - Higher Ed
We can learn a lot from dinosaur fossils, but figuring how they behaved is a real challenge.
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Inside the Nepal Earthquake

12th - Higher Ed
SciShow News explains the forces at work behind the earthquake in Nepal, introduces you to a new species of dinosaur, and reveals a discovery in Antarctica.