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Genomic study maps nearly 60 million years of apple genus evolution and diversity
A new comparison and analysis of the genomes of species in the genus Malus, which includes the domesticated apple and its ...
A secret mathematical rule has shaped the beaks of birds and other dinosaurs for 200 million years
While rare, a few birds we studied were rule-breakers. One such rule-breaker is the Eurasian spoonbill, whose highly ...
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Ancient footprints suggest how prehistoric animals behaved in Oregon millions of years ago
“This prehistoric behavior from 50 million years ago is still prevalent today in modern shorebirds,” Bennett said in a news release on April 17. “It’s fascinating. That is an incredibly ...
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Scientists uncover fossils of animals that roamed Oregon up to 50 million years ago
“This prehistoric behavior from 50 million years ago is still prevalent today in modern shorebirds,” Bennett said in the release. “It’s fascinating. That is an incredibly long time for a ...
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How Crocodiles Have Survived Over 230 Million Years and Two Mass Extinction Events
Some 215 million years ago in what is now northwestern Argentina ... specializing in U.S. life science policy and global scientific career issues. He began his career in newspapers, but switched to ...
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The Largest Flood in Earth’s History Exploded in the Atlantic 5 Million Years Ago, Refilled the Entire Mediterranean
The Mediterranean Sea, today a glimmering cradle of civilizations, was once a huge, parched desert. Salt flats shimmered ...
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Fossilized animal footprints from 50 million years ago discovered in Oregon
Fossilized footprints and tracks dating back 50 million years ago discovered at the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument could provide new insight into how prehistoric animals lived in Oregon.
Earth’s magnetic field failed 41,000 years ago - forever changing human evolution
During a brief but dramatic chapter in Earth's history about 41,000 years ago, the planet’s magnetic field nearly collapsed.
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How a Massive Flood 5 Million Years Ago Created the Mediterranean Sea
A dramatic and cataclysmic event occurred over 5 million years ago, when water from the Atlantic Ocean surged through the Strait of Gibraltar, filling the Mediterranean Sea. This event, known as the ...
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70 years after Bandung, the ‘Global South’ seeks leadership and direction
Seventy years ago this week, in the afterglow of Asian decolonisation, 29 Asian and African nations came together in the Indonesian city of Bandung, seeking to give the developing world a new and ...
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'Never in a million years': CNN host shocked by data on Trump's 'political loser' policy
Travis Gettys is a senior editor for Raw Story based in northern Kentucky. He previously worked as a web editor for WLWT-TV and a contributing writer for the Kentucky Enquirer, and he also wrote ...
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The Oklahoma City bombing happened 30 years ago, service honors those lost and changed forever
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — 30 years ago, an explosion changed Oklahomans forever. It was April 19, 1995, when a truck loaded with explosive material detonated in front of the Alfred P. Murrah ...