July 2011's selection of notable quotes
When European explorers and fishermen began to frequent Canada’s shores in the 16th century, they brought with them a plethora of tools and trinkets, including knives, axes, kettles, and blankets. The region’s indigenous people traded the Europeans f
Researchers map pigments in early bird fossils using preserved metallic residues.
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Evidence that large dinosaurs had body temperatures similar to modern-day mammals suggests they were either endothermic or extremely good at conserving body heat.
Much of Charles Darwin’s personal library–both his books and what he wrote within them--is now available online.
A particular predator defense used by water fleas makes them more susceptible to parasite infections, new research shows.
Scientists invent a method to control the timing and duration of sleep in fruit flies and find that snoozing helps form long-term memories