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Good news for marine life? Study finds ocean oxygen levels remained high even as seas seared in the ancient past
Global warming-exacerbated oxygen loss from the oceans significantly stresses marine life. The ocea…
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An 8.7 million-year-old ape skull suggests that human and ape ancestors may have evolved in Europe, not Africa
The partial skull of the ape, which is called an Anadoluvius turkae, was found in Cankiri, northern…
Alia Shoaib
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Treasure trove of 2,000 fossils reveals life in Australia's prehistoric rainforest before it turned into desert
Fossils discovered in Australia reveal hundreds of new species, a pollen-covered insect, parasitic …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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A new genetic analysis explains how penguins lost the ability to fly, headed south, and became excellent swimmers
Researchers analyzed genetic data of living and extinct penguin species. Their findings suggest glo…
Paola Rosa-Aquino
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Sharks once nearly disappeared in an abrupt extinction event 'twice as extreme' as the one that killed the dinosaurs
By studying ancient shark scales collected 3 miles under the Pacific waves, experts found that the …
Aylin Woodward
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Prince William, Kate Middleton, and their kids met David Attenborough, and Princess Charlotte's excitement was captured on camera
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their kids hosted "Planet Earth" host and environmentalist Da…
Zoë Ettinger
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Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis spoke with David Attenborough in a rare video from the royal family
Prince William and Kate Middleton's kids asked David Attenborough about the environment in a new vi…
Zoë Ettinger
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David Attenborough gifted Prince George a prehistoric shark tooth he found in Malta, but the country reportedly wants it back
Malta's Culture Minister said he plans to retrieve a fossil given to Prince George by environmental…
Darcy Schild
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Mysterious, 20-million-year-old tunnels in the ancient ocean floor came from 6-foot-long carnivorous worms, a study found
Bobbit worms ambush prey from tunnels under the sand. A new study shows their ancestors haunted the…
Aylin Woodward
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Kate Middleton made a statement in a $1,590 dress made out of repurposed denim
The Duchess of Cambridge wore the Gabriela Hearst dress for a meeting with Sir David Attenborough i…
Celia Fernandez
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Earth just hit a terrifying milestone for the first time in more than 800,000 years
Other research has raised even more reasons for concern. The average CO2 level doesn't represent th…
Kevin Loria
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There's Now More Carbon Dioxide In Earth's Atmosphere Than At Any Other Time In Human History
The level of carbon dioxide in the air will dip again over the summer, because levels fluctuate dur…