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The proto-bird lived some 120 million years ago and did not have teeth—a trait more similar to birds of today than to birds of its time—sharpening scientists' understanding of avian evolution
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Scientists find we are “well outside the safe operating space for humanity” in a new study meant to assess the health of our planet
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Some 20,000 octopuses congregate near an inactive underwater volcano off California's coast, using heat from thermal springs to hatch their eggs faster
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Twelve years after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, the move is a polarizing step toward decommissioning the defunct power plant
Worth over $1 million, the handwritten materials were originally stolen from the Eagles’ Don Henley in the 1970s