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    As a malacologist, I enjoyed this article. Although the holes look like what could be made with a stone tool, the Science paper acknowledged that a small percentage of naturally occurring holes look similar. Either the people deliberately selected shells with suitable holes or else they perforated them deliberately. Both options show effort at obtaining […]

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    Underwater landslides tallied near Puerto Rico

    An oceanographic survey off the northern coast of Puerto Rico has found remnants of many underwater landslides, a handful of which were large enough to have caused deadly tsunamis.

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    Fast-food flies ferry foul fauna

    Houseflies buzzing around fast-food restaurants could be spreading antibiotic-resistant bacteria.