Dinosaurs probably had a different bone structure than mammals and birds that were uniquely able to support enormous weights, a new study has found. A team of paleontologists, mechanical and biomedical engineers examined the upper and lower bones of duck-billed hadrosaurs and sauropods, long-necked and large-body plant eaters, whose fossils …
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The chancellor of the university blamed activities on campus for the outbreak, but the newspaper saw it differently. “We saw this all coming,” the Daily Tar Heel editorial wrote. “While these students are not mistaken, it was the University’s responsibility to disincentivize such meetings by considering their plans to serve …
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The Independent uses reporters all over the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, please consider making a contribution. Former President Jimmy Carter delivered comments from the camera on Tuesday of the Democratic National Convention to distinguish Joe Biden, best remembered by the former president as his …
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The Independent uses reporters all over the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, please consider making a contribution. A former Trump administration official who endorsed Joe Biden and called the president “terrible” has claimed that the White House is now trying to “dig up dirt” on …
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Republican Senator Marco Rubio has been widely ridiculed on social media after he criticized Democrats for choosing Eva Longoria to host the party’s national convention. The actress, who has a long history of political activism, stepped down proceedings on day one of the convention, which ended with a speech by …
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