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LifeElephant kin liked the water
Moeritherium, ancient relatives of modern elephants, may have spent much of their time in lakes, rivers or swamps.
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PaleontologyChina was an ancient-ape paradise
Fossil dig uncovers the oldest known remains of ancestral gibbons
By Bruce Bower -
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AstronomyPioneer 10’s puzzling motion: a lot of hot air
The slow-down of the Pioneer spacecrafts may be caused in part by the way they radiate heat, new data shows.
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Health & MedicineMicro-strokes mimic Alzheimer’s Disease
Microscopic drops in blood flow to the brain may cause half of all dementia cases, a new study finds.