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New research suggests that whatever scientists ultimately discover about the last common ancestor of humans and chimpanzees, one characteristic may…

The rise of complex ecosystems on land was one of the major turning points in the history of life. As…

When oil was first discovered off the north-east coast of Scotland in September 1969, industry folklore has it that the…

Researchers from Okayama University of Science, Tokyo City University, the Natural History Museum, Kishiwada City (Osaka Prefecture), and other institutions…