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Scientists May Have Wildly Underestimated the Giant Dinosaurs of the Ancient World
July 17, 2018 | ArticleA new study of how plants grew in the environments of the dinosaur age offers some new clues about their populations.
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Bizarre, Parasitic 'Fairy Lantern' Reappears in the Rainforest After 151 Years
March 05, 2018 | ArticleA strange plant that needs no sunlight and sucks on underground fungi for nutrients has turned up in Borneo, Malaysia, 151 years after the last time a scientist found it.
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When the World Turned Green: Age of Plant Photosynthesis Revealed
December 27, 2017 | ArticleAncient rocks from a remote Canada island contain the oldest algae ever discovered.
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How Do Palm Trees Withstand Hurricanes?
September 12, 2017 | ArticleTrees generally snap, or at least lose a few branches, when faced with hurricane-strength winds. Not palm trees. These staples of the tropics typically bend during gusty weather.
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Beating Human Heart Tissue Grown from Spinach Leaves
March 28, 2017 | ArticleVegetables are good for your health, but now there's a whole new way that one veggie could help your heart: Spinach leaves can be used as a scaffold for beating human heart cells, a new study finds.
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1.6 Billion-Year-Old Specimens May Be Oldest Plant-Like Fossils
March 14, 2017 | ArticleScientists have discovered what may be the world’s oldest plant-like fossils, estimated to be 1.6 billion years old.
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What's Cookin'? Nothing, If You Were an Early Human
December 21, 2016 | ArticleAbout a million years before steak tartare came into fashion, Europe's earliest humans were eating raw meat and uncooked plants. But their raw cuisine wasn't a trendy diet; rather, they had yet to use fire for cooking, a new study finds.
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5 Things to Know About Kratom
September 19, 2016 | ArticleThe DEA is planning on banning a drug called kratom. What is it and why is it used?
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'Demon Orchid' Has a 'Devil Head' and Claw-Like Petals
July 13, 2016 | ArticleA new demonic flower species looks like the devil and has clawed petals.
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How the Plants Around Your Home May Affect Your Life Span
April 19, 2016 | ArticleHaving a lot of green around your home might help you live longer, according to a new study of more than 100,000 U.S. women.
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