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Animals

Subway mosquitoes evolved millennia ago in ancient Mediterranean cities

A variety of subway-dwelling mosquito seems like a modern artifact. But genomic analysis reveals the insect got its evolutionary start millennia ago.

Paleontology

Dinosaurs were thriving before the asteroid hit, new analysis suggests

New dating of New Mexico rocks suggest diverse dinosaurs thrived there just before the impact, countering the idea dinos were already on their way out.

Chemistry

Coffee beans pooped out by civets really are tastier. Here’s why

Pricey civet coffee gets its cred from its journey through the mammal’s gut, which changes the content of fat, protein, fatty acids — and even caffeine.