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Rare ecosystem with examples of world’s earliest fossils provides window into early life on Earth

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Tomato lost in space by history-making astronaut has been found

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‘Terror beasts’ were like sharks of the ancient seas 518 million years ago

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NASA unlocks last of OSIRIS-Rex asteroid sample trapped by stuck fasteners

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Japan’s ‘Moon Sniper’ lands but its fate is unclear due to power issue

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Sonar imagery may have located Amelia Earhart’s long-lost plane, researchers say

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Superb Owl meme: Owl photos are flooding the internet ahead of the Super Bowl

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Ancient reptile fossil revealed as a forgery

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Tiny fish can make noises louder than an elephant, says new study

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Fossilized trees dating back 390 million years are world’s oldest

CNN  —  Scientists working in southwest England have discovered the oldest fossilized

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