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Bat-winged dinosaur discovered in China -- only the second of its kind

This dinosaur was more like a flying squirrel than a bird.

A tectonic plate off the coast of Portugal might be peeling off

It's a big call, but researchers are confident.

Earth's core is a lot like oil and vinegar -- in a way

Our planet is one big salad.

Scientists find miniature T-Rex ancestor

A smaller relative to the king of the dinosaurs.

New species of duck-billed dinosaur discovered in the Gobi Desert

"We hope that it will be very useful material for further study of the evolution of hadrosauroids, iguanodintians and ornithopods as well," the authors write.

Meteorite impacts are squeezing water from the moon

The moon has a hydrological cycle, but it looks nothing like the one on Earth.

Ancient amphibious whale with four legs and hooves dared to cross the Atlantic

This creature had a whale of a time.

Geologists find Earth's largest delta plain in history -- it's as big as Alaska

It was ten times larger than the Amazon delta.

Mars had giant rivers for billions of years, new study finds

This study offers a vital answer, but also poses a puzzling question.

Curiosity photographs river-like rounded rocks

It's a hint that Mars had a wet past.

A whopping 1,778 methane vent sites found off the coast of Washington

This helps to explain why there are so many fertile fishing grounds in the area.

Stunning 500-million-year-old fossil trove offers insight into how life evolved

It's one of the most spectacular findings in recent history.

Ice ages may be caused by tectonic activity in the tropics, new study proposes

Pixar left this part out of Ice Age.

Scientists find out waterfalls can carve themselves -- and this might rewrite geology books

Waterfall formation could be far more complex than scientists previously thought.

Stonehenge rocks were brought in from 180 miles away

As if Stonehenge wasn't impressive enough, its rocks were quarried from a very, very long distance away.

Giant African Titanosaur had a heart-shaped tail

The perfect Valentine's dinosaur -- a massive Titanosaur!

Ancient monoliths like Stonehenge may have spread from northwestern France about 7,000 years ago

There are actually tens of thousands of Stonehenge-like structures throughout Europe.

Newly discovered toothless dinosaur was surprisingly cute

Some scientists say it was more a bird than a dinosaur.

Four years ago this island didn't exist. Now it's full of vegetation and "mystery mud"

Our planet really is alive.

Ingenious new technique shows Mars' Mount Sharp to be very porous

Yay for creative science!

Mermaids offer a rare view of our oceans' subsurface

These are not your average mermaids, however.

Oldest feather does not belong to Archaeopteryx

Archaeopteryx remains a key link in dinosaur-bird evolution, but maybe it wasn't all that unique.

Earth's inner core became solid just in time to save the planet

Drama, suspense, plot twists -- science has it all!

The Sahara swings between 'lush' and 'desert' every 20,000 years, in sync with the Earth's tilt

It will be another 10,000 years before the Sahara ought to turn into a savannah.

Researchers find a new class of planets, made of sapphires and rubies

Ca-ching!

Sea level change isn't constant across the East Coast -- because of long-past glaciers

Gone but not forgotten.

British scientists in Guatemala use drones to help locals predict volcanic eruptions

This can end up saving many lives.

Coastal erosion reveals incredibly well-preserved dinosaur footprints in southern England

It's like Disneyworld for paleontologists.

"Prehistoric Pompeii" answers the question of when animals first moved on land

It's so sad though :(.

Giant marsupial predator was "unlike any living animal"

It was a fierce beast.

252 million years ago, climate change nearly wiped out life on Earth; something similar is happening today

If this sounds a bit alarming... it should.

Volcanoes are fed by 'mush reservoirs' instead of magma chambers, study suggests

We mush talk about this.

Siberian 'unicorn' lived alongside early humans

However, it's not humans that brought its demise, but another familiar culprit.

Giant, mammal-like herbivore roamed alongside Triassic dinosaurs, new fossil reveals

This could change a paleontology book or two.

The main types of seismic waves: P, S, and surface waves

Seismic waves can either be body waves or surface waves -- but the full story is far more complex.

Italian supervolcano might restart eruption cycle, new study concludes

There's no reason to panic, researchers stress.

Scientists find huge 19-mile impact crater under Greenland's ice sheet

A meteorite might have slammed into the island as early as 12,000 years ago.

Rising seas might mean more coral reef islands -- if we don't murder all the corals

We might get more 'exotic' if we dial down on the 'extinction'.

Dinosaur-aged birds had modern flying skills

A new study deepens the mystery of avian extinction following the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs.

Deepest volcanic eruption lies in a field of glass at the lip of the Mariana Trench

Adelle is surely rolling somewhere around there.

Dinosaurs laid colored eggs and passed this trait on to birds, new study shows

Dinosaurs developed colored eggs for the first and only time in history, a new study suggests.

The biggest birds in history were probably nocturnal -- and blind

They did, however, have an excellent sense of smell.

Tiny bug trapped in amber gives clues of tectonic movement

This tiny bug tells a story much bigger than itself.

Earth's inner core is solid, seismic waves reveal

It's amazing how we can learn things about the very depths of our planet.

Researchers find Jurassic piranha-like flesh-eating fish, and also spot their victims

The Jurassic had flesh-eating fish... of course it did.

'Earliest evidence of life' may just be really old rock

The debate is far from over, though.

Jupiter's moon Ganymede shows signs of "strike-slip" tectonic activity

This could, ultimately, help us look for extraterrestrial life in our solar system.

Italy's Mount Etna might soon collapse into the sea

Well this sure ain't good news.

Underwater volcano found off Australian coast may act as superhighway for whales

The chain of seamounts is brimming with underwater life.

Ice spikes on Europa could be threatening for future missions

An ice penitence in outer space.

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