A mysterious type of pitting on the dental enamel of Paranthropus, a genus of extinct human relatives, has baffled experts…
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Small pieces of tooth enamel from deep in a South African cave have begun to reveal secrets held for 2…
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Read More »Giant flying squirrels that were as big as house cats glided across North America around 5 million years ago, researchers…
Read More »QUICK FACTS Name: Lake Vostok Location: East Antarctica Coordinates: -77.45268382042562, 106.23142584023033 Why it’s incredible: The lake is one of the…
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