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Triceratops trio unearthed in Wyoming
By Matt Smith, CNN There were three of them, one of them probably a child, and at least one met a gruesome end at the hands of a terrifying predator. About 67 million years later, a Wyoming rancher led...
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Giant Jim Morrison lizard and climate change
By Ben Brumfield, CNN To get through the long, tedious hours sitting in the fossil archives at the University of California-Berkeley, Jason Head would listen to the hypnotic sounds of The Doors. So...
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Ancient primate could be a missing link
By Elizabeth Landau, CNN Achilles' heel was his weak spot in the Greek myth, but the heel of a newly discovered primate provides a strong connection between humans and their possible ancestors....
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Study: Was Neil Armstrong misquoted?
By Josh Levs, CNN When astronaut Neil Armstrong uttered what became one of the best-known - and most debated - quotes in all of history, he actually might have said it exactly the way he meant to, not...
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Justin Bieber, future Virgin Galactic astronaut
Justin Bieber's reach could soon extend out of this world. According to a tweet from Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson, the 19-year-old pop star and his manager, Scooter Braun, have joined Ashton...
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5 things to know about Comet ISON
By Amanda Barnett, CNN Comet ISON may put on a show when it skims through the sun's atmosphere later this year. Right now, it's still far away, but we're keeping track and will give you regular...
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Dear cicadas: What you missed
By Nicole Saidi, CNN Dear cicada friends, We know you probably don't speak English, but we humans can't really buzz that well, so this letter will have to do. The last time we saw your cicada variety,...
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Super secret base fuels China's space ambitions
By Nic Robertson, CNN The first thing I noticed were the bicycles. Those who weren't riding them were walking. I was beginning to wonder if we'd taken a wrong turn. We were looking for China's...
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Chinese spaceship blasts off from Gobi Desert
By Katie Hunt and Zhang Dayu, CNN Chinese spaceship blasted off Tuesday from a launch center in the Gobi Desert, carrying three astronauts on what is expected to be the Asian giant's longest crewed...
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Follow @CNNLightYears Dear Light Years followers, This blog burst onto the scene when the last NASA shuttle launched in July 2011. There were only three people involved in CNN Light Years at that time...
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