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‘Vittrup Man’ was a Stone Age migrant before his violent death

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February full moon peaks this weekend

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Star dunes: Ancient find helps scientists unravel secrets of mysterious sand structures

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Animals act strangely during the eclipse. Help NASA find out why

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November’s full beaver moon will shine bright this weekend

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Solar conjunction halts communications between Mars missions and NASA

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Scientists solved the mystery of African elephant die-offs. The threat may not be over

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Asteroid that doomed the dinosaurs halted key process for life on Earth, scientists say

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Giant chicken frog faces extinction due to a deadly amphibian fungus

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NASA launches a spacecraft to visit Psyche, an unseen metal world

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