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Two of the Milky Way’s earliest building blocks identified

Astronomers have identified what could be two of the Milky Way’s earliest building blocks: Named “Shakti” and “Shiva,” these appear…

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Earliest known sex chromosomes evolved in octopuses

A California two-spot octopus Norbert Wu/ Minden Pictures/ Alamy The earliest known sex chromosomes have been found in an octopus…

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A rare 3-D tree fossil may be the earliest glimpse at a forest understory

With its fluffed, spiraling top and thin trunk, the Sanfordiacaulis densifolia tree looks like it came straight out of Dr.…

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This long-lost, earliest MS-DOS precursor was discovered in a floppy disk collection

Although long-abandoned for far more advanced successors, MS-DOS remains a pivotal piece of computer history. Released to the public on…

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Archaeologists unearth one of earliest known frame saddles

In April 2015, looters sacked an ancient cave burial at a site called Urd Ulaan Uneet high within the Altai…

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Earliest known war in Europe was a Stone Age conflict 5000 years ago

Human remains from 5000 years ago buried at San Juan ante Portam Latinam in Spain J. I. Vegas Stone Age…

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