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Known as Saccorhytus, this tiny creature is the earliest known step on the evolutionary path of mankind.
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For the first time ever, researchers have succeeded in creating healthy organisms with synthetic DNA.
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Scientists have warned that global sea levels could continue to rise over the coming decades.
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This rare and fascinating sea creature has been filmed for the first time off the coast of Australia.
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Researchers in Japan have warned that it is now much easier for thieves to acquire your fingerprints.
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Researchers in Brazil have warned that some vampire bat populations have started targeting humans.
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A team of researchers at MIT have designed a new super-strong and lightweight 3D form of graphene.
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Researchers have developed a new device capable of identifying a whole host of different conditions.
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It is now thought that the vessel had been on fire even before it left on its fateful maiden voyage.
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As many as 20,000 fish and other sea creatures have recently washed up in Canada and nobody knows why.
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A newly discovered species of seagull-like bird lived at a time when the Arctic was as warm as Florida.
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A particular large Australian fur seal was seen this week wandering up a street and climbing on to cars.
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Researchers at the University of Bristol have found cooking pot fragments dating back over 10,000 years.
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Researchers have identified a large number of new flora and fauna in the Mekong River basin.
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A mysterious metallic sound recorded by researchers could actually be a never-before-heard whale call.
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The teeth of the largest shark in history may have influenced portrayals of a mythological sea monster.
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A strange-looking invertebrate has been spotted by a deep-sea ROV over a century after its discovery.
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British swimmer Ben Hooper has embarked on a seemingly impossible feat of strength and endurance.
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Researchers in China have injected a patient with cells modified using the CRISPR gene-editing technique.
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A faulty fire suppression system managed to submerge a large area under a sea of white foam on Friday.