Scientists say they've learned why penguin wings, now used for swimming, no longer get the birds off the ground.

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These six scientists were snubbed for awards or robbed of credit for discoveries … because they were women.

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Spring brings baby birds, who sometimes fall out of a nest or turn up injured in a yard. We spoke to an Audubon expert about how to respond.

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Loss of innocence is the collateral damage for children caught in the middle of conflict in Aleppo, Syria.

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Spraying particles of titanium dioxide via balloons could help scatter enough sunlight to reduce global temperatures, a scientist says.

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The principal investigator of NASA's Kepler mission says even if the spacecraft can't be put back on track, data it has already gathered may reveal more Earth-like planets.

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A genetically engineered fish that glows green from the inside out is helping illuminate what pollutants do inside the body.

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The submerged remains of six humans, jade beads, and ceramic vessels are among Maya objects discovered in a giant hole in Chichén Itzá.

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Massive amounts of chemical dispersants pumped into the Gulf of Mexico to break up the BP oil spill lingered in the deep ocean for months, new research shows.

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Anole lizards in Puerto Rico flex their muscles to communicate with other anoles in noisy environments, according to new research. ">

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The primordial water contains chemicals that could support life without sunlight.

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Just 11 weeks remain in the race for the White House. Getting into the campaign spirit, National Geographic News reviews presidential trivia.">

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As Bangladesh recovers from a factory disaster, a look back at the country's origins.

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The editors of a new encyclopedia have unearthed more than 40,000 Nazi camps and ghettos.

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The bubonic plague may have originated in ancient Egypt, according to a new study. Egyptian tomb builders may have been early victims of the lethal, flea-borne pathogen that later claimed millions of lives in medieval Europe and became known as the Black

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Sky-watchers in the Pacific were treated to a striking solar eclipse, the first one of 2013.<p><strong></strong></p>

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