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Earliest use of psychoactive and medicinal plant ‘harmal’ identified in Iron Age Arabia

A new study uses metabolic profiling to uncover ancient knowledge systems behind therapeutic and psychoactive plant use in ancient Arabia.…

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Amateur paleontologists uncover earliest known ‘reptile’ footprints

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New ancient fish species earliest known salmon ancestor

The Arctic landscape during the Cretaceous Period may have been dominated by the dinosaurs, but the rivers and streams held…

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Earliest ‘true cicada’ fossil discovered in Germany

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Earliest days of Earth’s formation

New research led by a York University professor sheds light on the earliest days of the earth's formation and potentially…

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Pontremoli Is One of Italy’s Best-kept Secrets — and It’s the Birthplace of the ‘Earliest Recorded Pasta’

We have mixed feelings writing about Pontremoli, the city our family has called home for 250 years. We are torn…

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After the asteroid, the earliest bird ancestors thrived in Antarctica

With its glaciers and sub-zero temperatures, Antarctica hardly seems like a place of refuge. However, the now icy continent might…

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