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Blood-sucking fish had flesh-eating ancestors
Two ‘superbly preserved’ fossil lampreys from the Jurassic period help piece together the past of the unusual jawless fish. Xiaoying You Xiaoying You...
nature.com - 30+ days ago

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Ratan Tata: How Navsari’s Dastur family, one of the most powerful in India, got the Tata surname – story behind it is…
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These DNA results have changed the way scientists are thinking about the migratory patterns of ancient populations.The post Scientists Discover...
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