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‘Bone biographies’ reveal what life was like for medieval commoners

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Mysterious fast radio burst traced back to rare group of galaxies

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Migration of Alaska’s earliest people linked to woolly mammoth’s movements

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Why isn’t Venus like Earth? New space mission aims to find out

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First complete passages from ancient Herculaneum scroll decoded

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Last Chance Lake: A ‘soda lake’ in North America could point to the origin of life on Earth

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Invasive Jorō spiders can live well with humans, according to new study

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April’s total solar eclipse will last longer than the 2017 eclipse

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SpaceX Starship: FAA approves company’s plans for third test flight

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Scientists detect a cosmic ray that’s almost as powerful as the ‘Oh-My-God’ particle

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