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The 2.4-million-year-old environmental DNA fragments collected from permafrost in northern Greenland unlock insights into an ancient ecosystem.

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Dinosaur Fossil (Tyrannosaurus Rex) Found by Archaeologists

Are We in the Midst of a Sixth Mass Extinction?

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The Dino That Looked T. Rex-y Long Before T. Rex 

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This Simple Fish May Have Been One of the First Vertebrates

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New Evidence Complicates the Story of the Peopling of the Americas

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Infographic: Mixed Evidence on Human Occupation of the Americas

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Ten-Limbed Octopus Ancestor Described, Named After Biden

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Q&A: Paleontology’s Colonial Legacy

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Cretaceous Meteor That Killed Most Life on Earth Hit in Spring

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Car-Sized, Meat-Eating Dinosaur Could Run Faster Than Usain Bolt

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Paleontologists Find Possible Dinosaur DNA

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Classroom Science Leads to Revision of Megalodon’s Size

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“Dragon Man” May Replace Neanderthal as Our Closest Relative

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Scientists Reconstruct Warrior Pharaoh’s Murder Using CT Scans

Conch Horn Finds Its Song Again After 17,000 Years

Unearthed: World’s Oldest Animal Sperm—And It’s Giant

DNA Evidence Shows Ancient Humans and Dogs Migrated Together

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Climate Change Helped Drive Homo sapiens’ Cousins Extinct: Study

Y Chromosome from Early Modern Humans Replaced Neanderthal Y

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Universe 25 Experiment

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Mitochondrial DNA: A Maternal Legacy That Helps Trace the Past and Diagnose the Future

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What are the Risks and Benefits of a Cold Plunge?

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Detecting Residual Cell Line-Derived DNA with Droplet Digital PCR

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Exploring the Gut-Lung Axis in Health and Disease

Exploring the Gut-Lung Axis in Health and Disease

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Study Confirms Safety of Genetically Modified T Cells

A long-term study of nearly 800 patients demonstrated a strong safety profile for T cells engineered with viral vectors.

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Characterizing Immune Memory to COVID-19 Vaccination

Characterizing Immune Memory to COVID-19 Vaccination

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