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The latest stories in science, brought to you by the @ScienceMagazine news team.
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    The animal—described from 39-million-year-old Peruvian fossils—could weigh as much as 340 tons. #ScienceMagArchives
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    Whale of a whale may be biggest animal ever
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    In the DNA of bison, scientists find clues to the animals’ past—and keys to safeguarding their future. Learn more: scim.ag/4bJEXwy
    Illustration comparing a plains bison and wood bison. The wood bison has a taller, squarer hump, while the plains bison's hump is more rounded. The plains bison has a distinct cape demarcation in summer, with a furry cape which is lighter in color than its body. The plains bison has frizzy hair on its head, as compared to the wood bison's long straight hair. The plains bison also has a shorter tail, longer shaggy chap hair, and a larger beard and throat mane.
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    This insect-size microbot, called RoBeetle, runs on methanol—a type of alcohol commonly found in solvents and antifreeze. Read more: scim.ag/4i6DJiA
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    Scientists say honey bees’ ability to both lap up and suck nectar gives them access to a far wider range of flowers than most other pollinators. Learn more on #NationalHoneyBeeDay: scim.ag/4ehWNGU
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    For one 20-something defender of Scotland’s Stirling Castle, death came from above—and arrived very, very quickly. Known to archaeologists as Skeleton 150, the man was killed more than 700 years ago by a massive blow that shattered his skeleton in dozens of places before
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    Shattered skeleton in Scottish castle is first confirmed death from trebuchet
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