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Environment
The Largest Meteorite Collision in the UK Has Been Discovered
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesScientists believe they have discovered the site of the biggest meteorite impact ever to hit the British Isles. …
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The diamond on your finger is most likely made of recycled seabed cooked deep in the Earth. Traces …
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Researchers have found evidence that an unremarkable prehistoric burial mound near Bordeaux, in southwest France, was re-used by …
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Space
Oldest Meteorite Collection on Earth Found in One of the Driest Places
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesEarth is bombarded every year by rocky debris, but the rate of incoming meteorites can change over time. …
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The opener to Matthew Walker’s TED Talk is not exactly what you’d expect to hear in a lecture …
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HumansArchaeologyScience
Oldest Scandinavian Human DNA Found in Ancient Chewing Gum
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesThe first humans who settled in Scandinavia more than 10,000 years ago left their DNA behind in ancient …
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MysteriesArchaeology
Archaeological Discovery Rewrites a Piece of Barbados History
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesWhich came first, the pigs or the pioneers? In Barbados, that has been a historical mystery ever since …
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Space
New Horizons Team Publishes First Kuiper Belt Flyby Science Results
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesNASA’s New Horizons mission team has published the first profile of the farthest world ever explored, a planetary …
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Archaeologists have discovered 15 new sites in Laos containing more than 100 1000-year-old massive stone jars possibly used …