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The Encyclopedia of Science's Frontier

Author: Logan King

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What the velociraptor’s brain tells us about its diet

Posted on April 30, 2021October 24, 2022 by Logan King

The brain of one of popular culture’s most infamous dinosaurs helps to clarify its diet and hearing range.

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    A crater on Mars may be a future landing site

    Posted on September 13, 2018October 24, 2022 by Logan King

    Here on Earth, scientists study layers of sediment like dirt and sand to better understand how rocks form. The same contextual clues…

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      A new transitional bird fossil has been found

      Posted on June 29, 2018October 24, 2022 by Logan King

      In 1870, parts of a fossilized bird were found in Kansas and then described by the American paleontologist Othniel Marsh. This new bird,…

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        Cave Bears Probably Did Eat Their Vegetables

        Posted on May 21, 2018October 24, 2022 by Logan King

        Modern bears, while typically thought of as carnivores, actually have a wide variety of dietary preferences. Some eat only meat while others…

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          Why Could Tyrannosaurus rex Bite So Hard?

          Posted on March 19, 2018October 24, 2022 by Logan King

          Be grateful you didn't live at the same time as a T-rex, because it's superior biting strength could really mess you up. Scientists at…

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            Salmonella Killed Aztecs in 16th Century Oaxaca, Mexico

            Posted on January 24, 2018October 24, 2022 by Logan King

            The first contact between the Aztecs of Mesoamerica and Spanish Conquistadors is well documented as bloody and disastrous for the Aztecs.…

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              Skulls of dinosaurs give clues about their diets

              Posted on December 14, 2017October 24, 2022 by Logan King

              The term “Darwin’s finches” was first used in 1936 to describe a group of birds from the Galápagos Islands. One of the key…

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                Dinosaur Brain Anatomy Helps to Clarify Evolutionary History

                Posted on November 13, 2017October 24, 2022 by Logan King

                A paper authored by Mario Bronzanti, Oliver Rauhut, Jonathas Bittencourt, and Max Langer in September of this year traced the evolution of…

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