Bob Grant

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    This Is a Laser Blast Straight to the Psyche

    In a demonstration of long-distant space communication, NASA beamed photons to a receiver millions of miles from Earth

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    Unique Puke Fossil Reveals New Pterosaur Species

    Discoveries abound in an ancient predator’s upchuck

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    Neanderthals: Do a Little Art and Take a Stroll on the Beach

    Two recent discoveries about the extinct human species refine our understanding of our evolutionary kin

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    The Brain’s Hidden Drain

    Newly discovered vessels may be key to flushing waste away from our brains

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    Orcas Giveth and Orcas Taketh Away

    Killer whales divulge more of their private lives with never-before-seen images of a wild birth and gruesome hunts

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    Is the Moon Worth Mining?

    Lunar riches may lie in wait. But securing the bounty may be a logistical nightmare.

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    Before the Supermoon Showed Its Face It Flashed Us

    Twice

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    Can Lichen Light the Way to Dinosaur Finds?

    The bold idea to enlist satellites in the search for fossils

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    Have We Learned King Tut’s Lessons?

    Just over a century ago today, British archaeologists discovered the entrance to the Ancient Egyptian monarch’s tomb … eventually scattering its treasures far and wide

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    Are We Trashing Earth’s Loneliest Spot?

    Point Nemo, the most remote location on the planet, is serving as humanity’s cosmic junkyard