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Near-Complete Human Ancestor Found in Neglected Chunk of Rock
South African scientists say they’ve discovered the most complete skeleton ever of an early human ancestor – in a...
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Spearheads, DNA Point to Second Founding Society in North America
Stone spearheads and human DNA found in Oregon caves, anthropologists say, have produced firmer evidence that these are the...
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Ancient Life ‘Re-Evolves’ in Georgia Lab
Georgia Tech researchers say they’ve resurrected a 500-million-year-old gene from bacteria and inserted it into modern-day Escherichia coli (E....
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First Americans Arrived in Three Waves From Siberia
A detailed genetic analysis has settled the question of how and when the first Americans arrived in the continent....
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Scientists Create ‘MRI’ of Sun’s Interior
The equivalent of an MRI of the sun was created by scientists, who studied high-resolution images of the sun’s...
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Hubble Captures ‘Ghost Galaxies’ of Early Universe
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured images of three odd galaxies that may help scientists solve a 13 billion-year...
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Pompeii-Style Volcanic Ash Preserved ‘Nursery’ of Earliest Animals
A volcanic eruption around 579 million years ago buried a ‘nursery’ of the earliest-known animals under a Pompeii-like deluge...
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‘Frankenstein’ Mummies Are a Mix of Corpses
Mummies found off the coast of Scotland are Frankenstein-like composites of several corpses, researchers say. This mixing of remains...
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A Blip That Speaks of Our Place in the Universe
It is natural for those not deeply involved in the half-century quest for the Higgs Boson – one of...
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Why “Big Science” Is Worth the Cost
Physicists at CERN delivered big news when they announced the almost certain discovery of the Higgs boson — the...