Science
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Oldest ‘Head-Butting’ Dinosaur Fossil Found in Mongolia; Team Includes Scientists From Okayama University of Science, Fukushima Museum
Fossil remains found in the Gobi Desert in Mongolia are those of a hitherto unknown species of th...
September 21, 2025
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NASA Mars Rover Discovers Potential Signs of Ancient Life
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s Mars rover Perseverance has uncovered rocks in a dry river cha...
September 18, 2025
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Carved Animals Found in Turkey Tell Story of Prehistoric Myth Making
ISTANBUL (Reuters) — A set of carved stone animals — a fox, a vulture and a wild boar — is sheddi...
September 18, 2025
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Invasive, Disease-carrying Tick Found in Maine, Farthest Northeast in U.S.
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Researchers have confirmed the presence of an invasive species of tick in ...
September 17, 2025
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‘Weird’ Dinosaur from Morocco Studded with Spikes
Around 165 million years ago on a coastal floodplain in what is now Morocco lived one of the most...
September 14, 2025
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2 Evolutionary Changes Underpinning Human Bipedalism Are Discovered
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Bipedal locomotion — walking upright on two legs — is a fundamental trait ...
September 14, 2025
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England Moves to Ban Sale of Energy Drinks to Children
LONDON (AFP-Jiji) — High-caffeine energy drinks such as Red Bull will be banned for sale to youth...
September 13, 2025
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Japan in Prime Spot for Total Lunar Eclipse Early Monday Morning, 1st Visible from Country in Almost 3 Years
A total lunar eclipse will be visible all across the nation, weather permitting, in the small hou...
September 7, 2025
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New Type of Supernova Found as Black Hole Causes Star to Explode
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Astronomers have observed the calamitous result of a star that picked the ...
September 5, 2025
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Scientists Find 74-million-year-old Mammal Fossil in Chile
SANTIAGO (AFP-Jiji) — Scientists have discovered the fossil of a tiny mouse-sized mammal that liv...
September 5, 2025
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Ethiopian Fossils Reveal Species in Human Evolutionary Lineage
Researchers have unearthed tooth fossils in Ethiopia dating to about 2.65 million years ago of a ...
September 3, 2025
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Biomechanics Study Shows How T. rex, Other Dinosaurs Fed on Prey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Tyrannosaurus subdued prey with raw power, using bone-crushing bite force....
August 30, 2025
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Scientists Find Possible Artifacts of Oldest Known Wallacean Hominids in Indonesia
SOPPENG, Indonesia (Reuters) — Scientists have found a series of stone tools on Indonesia’s Sulaw...
August 29, 2025
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Peruvian Temple Offers Clues into 3,000-year-old Human Sacrifices
LIMA (Reuters) — In a stark discovery on Peru’s northern coast, archaeologists have unearthed the...
August 29, 2025
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Extinct Mammal Fossil Excavated in Akan, Hokkaido, Reidentified; Species Previously Only Found in North America
OKAYAMA — A fossil discovered three decades ago in the former town of Akan, Hokkaido, which is no...
August 25, 2025
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