A cave in the Dominican Republic has revealed the first recorded instance of bee larvae tucked into fossils
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Paleontology
Close inspection of “exceptionally preserved” fossils suggests that some dinosaurs shed their ability to take off
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Potential flipper marks found by free climbers might point to the marks of frightened reptiles
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Fossils from a 3-ton shark unearthed in northern Australia suggests these creatures grew into massive, fearsome predators earlier than previously thought
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Decapitated remnants of Aspidorhynchus fish from the Late Jurassic hint at who they hunted—and who hunted them
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The most concrete evidence of the tools this human ancestor used to doodle
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The discovery marks the end of an “acrimonious” debate
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Their extinction left an indelible mark on the landscape
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Dinosaur teeth are unique windows into Earth’s ancient air
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But our ancient ancestors set the world ablaze 50,000 years ago
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