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Learn more about the reclassification of the tallest terrestrial animal, including its implications for giraffe conservation.

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Learn how modern humans adapted to the Americas, possibly thanks to a Denisovan gene.

Learn more about early marine animal witness accounts that likely fed mermaid and other sea monster legends.

Learn how the first civilization in Mesopotamia depended on tides and how it responded when faced with a major environmental ...

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We’re learning from our own deep space signals where to look for signs of extraterrestrial life.

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