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Learn how the extinction of dinosaurs around 66 million years ago caused seeds to grow larger, filling in an important piece in the evolutionary history of fruit.
Learn about two studies that anticipate a fast-approaching breach of the Paris Agreement, as temperatures on Earth begin to trend toward 1.5 degrees C above pre-industrial levels.
The strange behavior of hypervelocity stars suggests a nearby dwarf galaxy must contain a supermassive black hole. If so, a collision with the Milky Way is inevitable.
Learn about the El Mirón cave in northern Spain, home to the unusually red bones of a buried woman and ancient carnivores that came to scavenge for leftovers.