“A hidden iron bar has been uncovered inside the Ring Nebula.”

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444-Million-Year-Old Microscopic Fossils Reveal Early Seafloor Recovery After Mass Extinction

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A Hidden Iron Bar Has Been Uncovered Inside the Ring Nebula

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Giant Rats Grew 14 Times Larger Than Their Mainland Relatives 650,000 Years Ago, but Their Brains Did Not

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Ancient Mummified Cheetahs Found in Saudi Caves Rewrite the Species’ History — and Its Future

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The Universe’s Mysterious Little Red Dots Are Young Black Holes

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A 2-Million-Year-Old Skeleton Shows Early Humans Were Still Built for the Trees

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Tyrannosaurus Rex Took 40 Years to Grow Up, Fossil Bones Reveal

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2,500-Year-Old Iron Age Teeth Reveal How Ancient Childhoods and Diets Unfolded

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Bacteria-Killing Viruses Turn into Better Antibiotic Fighters in Space

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Ancient Wolf Stomach Reveals Remnants of 14,400-Year-Old Woolly Rhino Genome

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A Dead Galaxy From the Early Universe Succumbed to Starvation Due to its Own Black Hole 

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5,000-Year-Old Evidence Shows Humans Hunted Whales Earlier Than Previously Thought

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