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ancient monsoons created a spectacular dinosaur fossil site
Around 80 million years ago, a stretch of tropical coastline in what is now north-eastern…
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Microscopic plant remains reveal 25,000 years of GunaiKurnai rituals deep in a Victorian cave
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why a tiny social media post has mathematicians rethinking AI
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How Sam Neill’s Jurassic Park performance inspired a generation of palaeontologists
The sudden death of actor Sam Neill prompted tributes from colleagues and fans worldwide. But…
Why do some people who trust in science also believe in scientific conspiracy theories?
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