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A milestone for Zooniverse

The University of Minnesota-connected citizen science platform logs its one billionth contribution to scientific knowledge.

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Science at the Winter Olympics

Three University of Minnesota experts reveal hidden scientific aspects of winter Olympic sports — and the art of staying warm.

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Analysis of 90-million-year-old fossil rewrites history

A team co-led by University of Minnesota researcher Peter Makovicky and Argentinean colleague Sebastian Apesteguía has identified a 90-million-year-old fossil that provides the “missing link” for a mysterious group of prehistoric animals. 

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