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  1. Paleontology

    Beyond Bones

    The forensic analysis of trace fossils such as footprints, nests, burrows, and even coprolites—fossilized feces—reveal subtle clues about ancient species, their behavior, and their environment.

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    Pluto is distinguished by properties other than its size, and its representation in “Nine planets, or eight?” as just another gray ball was misleading. It has the most contrasting surface known in the solar system (bright nitrogen ice caps and dark carbonaceous equatorial areas). To understand the processes ongoing on Pluto’s surface and within its […]

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  3. Astronomy

    Nine Planets, or Eight?

    Astronomers probe Pluto's place in the solar system.

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  4. Robot Zoo

    The Robot Zoo Web site, developed by the Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, Calif.,