An academic in Australia has set off a firestorm Down Under with claims that the Aussie accent resulted from early…
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Ancient ‘sea monster’ swam like a shark
A massive marine lizard may have swum like a shark, new research suggests. The top predators of the oceans during…
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The new “Jurassic World” movie trailer features growling, grunting and shrieking dinosaurs. These bellows may make for good entertainment at…
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A copper awl is the oldest metal object unearthed to date in the Middle East. The discovery reveals that metals…
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Long-lost anchor may soon give up its secrets
After decades, possibly centuries, at the bottom of the sea and a 2,200-mile-long road trip wrapped in damp blankets in…
Read MoreGiant, extinct Kangaroos probably didn’t hop
The ancestors of modern-day kangaroos, giant marsupials with rabbitlike faces, may have walked upright on two feet, sans any hopping,…
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