Earlier this year, scientists discovered a peculiar term appearing in published papers: "vegetative electron microscopy".

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A bad day and a dead end for a Cretaceous ant has parlayed into some pretty spectacular science some 113 million years later.

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This week brings the Hubble Space Telescope's 35th birthday – but instead of getting presents, the Hubble team is giving out ...