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True-Color Dinosaur Pictures: First Full-Body Rendering
See the woodpecker-like dinosaur that's made history as the first to be fully and scientifically colored—and the feathery fossil that spawned the new view.
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Haiti Earthquake Pictures: 3 Weeks of Survival, Strife
In the three weeks following the January 12 Haiti earthquake, aid workers have struggled to provide for the millions of survivors, who now face longer-term challenges finding basic resources and rebuilding communities.
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Space Photos This Week: Odd "Comet," Mars Rover, More
Astronauts spy Dubai's artificial islands, a massive star's birth "reassures" astronomers, the Mars rover Spirit surveys its surroundings, and more in our selection of the week's best space pictures.
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Groundhog Day Pictures: Punxsutawney Phil, Now and Then
The groundhog has spoken, predicting six more weeks of winter in 2010. See Punxsutawney Phil through the years—plus Groundhog Day origins and a wild woodchuck.
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Best Fluid Motion Pictures Named
The "breeze" from a fan, an upside-down "wine glass," and a virtual "river valley" are among five winning pictures from the American Physical Society's annual gallery of fluids in motion.
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Pictures: "Mythical" Temple Found in Peru
A thousand-year old temple complex, including a tomb for 33 tortured women, may be proof that a god's "descendants" really existed, archaeologists say.
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Pictures: Dinosaur True Colors Revealed by Feather Find
See the first ever scientifically colored dinosaur illustration—and get the facts on the feather-pigment discovery that made it possible.
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Pictures: Evolution of Dinosaur Art
See how science has changed the art of dinosaur illustration—from the addition of feathers to, as of today, the discovery of dinosaur pigment.
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Photos: Queen's Cat Goddess Temple Found in Egypt
An ancient temple filled with about 600 cat statues was built for the goddess Bastet by Queen Berenike II, say archaeologists who found the ruins under modern-day Alexandria.
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New Species Photos: Slug-Sucking Snake, Mini-Gecko, More
A see-through frog and a gecko the size of a pencil eraser are among rare and new species spotted in Ecuador.
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Pictures: "Energy Oases" to Green the World's Deserts?
A high-tech energy complex designed for the desert could be a "game changer," one expert says, creating water, food, and jobs while restoring ecosystems lost to climate change and deforestation.
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First Detailed Pictures: Antarctica's "Ghost Mountains"
Hidden under miles of ice, a mountain range in the middle of Antarctica is finally coming into view–thanks to radar data revealing a surprisingly spiky underworld.
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True-Color Dinosaur Pictures: First Full-Body Rendering
See the woodpecker-like dinosaur that's made history as the first to be fully and scientifically colored—and the feathery fossil that spawned the new view.
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"Super Earth" May Really Be New Planet Type: Super-Io
A planet touted as the most Earthlike outside our solar system might be molten on one side with raging volcanoes on the other, say scientists who think the rocky world CoRoT-7b is closer kin to Jupiter's moon Io.
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