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Nervy human teeth arose from ancient armored fish scales : NPR

This illustration depicts the early jawless vertebrate Astraspis being attacked by the sea-scorpion Megalograptus in dark, shallow waters. Both animals…

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Thailand readies homecoming for stolen ancient statues located in US museum | Arts and Culture News

Bangkok, Thailand – Over several years in the mid-1960s, the crumbling ruins of an ancient temple in northeast Thailand were…

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The first teeth were sensory organs on the skin of ancient fish

CT scan of the front of a skate, showing the hard, tooth-like denticles (orange) on its skin Yara Haridy Teeth…

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Viking Age women may have wielded weapons when pregnant, sagas and ancient artifacts hint

Pregnant women wielding swords and wearing martial helmets, foetuses set to avenge their fathers — and a harsh world where…

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Mechanochemistry: How an ancient alchemy technique is transforming modern chemistry

Mechanochemistry involves smashing and grinding powders together Pexels Imagine yourself in a chemistry lab. You are probably picturing a scene…

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Ancient Maltese temples may have been schools for celestial navigation

Ħaġar Qim, a megalithic temple complex in southern Malta Felix Choo / Alamy Stock Photo Several 5000-year-old temples in Malta…

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How ancient humans survived a global climate disaster 8200 years ago

Some, but not all, ancient humans reacted to a cooling event by migrating HENNING DALHOFF/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Roughly 4000 years…

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Archaeologists unearth tree-lined walkway that led to ancient Egyptian fortress in Sinai Desert

A large ancient Egyptian fortress in the northern Sinai Desert had an elaborate landscape of 500 trees leading to its…

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Secret of ancient Maya blue-pigment revealed from cracks and clues on a dozen bowls from Chichén Itzá

A Sherlock Holmes-style investigation has revealed the ancient method for the stunning pigment known as Maya blue — and it’s…

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Scientists Use Ancient Chinese Poetry to Study Endangered Yangtze Porpoise

Ancient Poems Reveal the History of the Endangered Yangtze Porpoise Mentions of the critically endangered Yangtze finless porpoise in ancient…

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