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Hagerman Fossil Beds

In 1928, Elmer Cook, a rancher from Hagerman, Idaho, stumbled upon fossils eroding from the rock along the Snake River. He reported his remarkable discovery to the U.S. Geological Survey, which contacted the Smithsonian Institution. The result was a remarkable series of fossil expeditions between 1929 and 1934. The Hagerman digs revealed one of the […]

How a 12-Ounce Layer of Foam Changed the NFL

Late in his team’s game against the Green Bay Packers on September 15, Indianapolis Colts tight end Kylen Granson caught a short pass over the middle of the field, charged forward, and lowered his body to brace for contact. The side of his helmet smacked the face mask of linebacker Quay Walker, and the back […]

NASA Selects Two Teams to Advance Life Sciences Research in Space  – NASA Science

NASA’s Space Biology Program within the agency’s Biological and Physical Sciences division conducts research across a wide spectrum of biological organization and model systems to probe underlying mechanisms by which organisms acclimate to stressors encountered during space exploration (including microgravity, ionizing radiation, and elevated concentrations of carbon dioxide). This research informs how biological systems regulate […]