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Early humans moved through the Mediterranean much earlier than believed
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Some lunar ice deposits are younger than we thought
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Submarine canyons on Earth could help explain landscapes on Mars
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Molten Earth would be 5% larger than its solid counterpart, says study
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Extreme solar storms may be more frequent than previously thought
Researchers propose in a new study why an extreme solar storm in 1859 was so damaging to Earth’s magnetic field.
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Scientists find the best pterosaur fossil yet in Queensland
The discovery of a 96-million-year-old pterosaur in western Queensland has been hailed as Australia’s most complete winged-reptile discovery.
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Scientists detect Golden Ratio in human skulls
The Golden Ratio, described by Leonardo da Vinci and Luca Pacioli as the Divine Proportion, is an infinite number often found in nature, art...
Scientists discover a real Jurassic Park in Utah
An ancient desert covered in sand dunes as far as the eye could see, where dinosaurs and small mammals once roamed, may have been...
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