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Monkeys made their way from Africa to South America at least twice

Two lineages of ancient monkey migrated from Africa to South America more than 30 million years ago. But we’re not sure which ones got there first

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The smuggled Mongolian dinosaur fossil that seemed too good to be true

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The smuggled Mongolian dinosaur fossil that seemed too good to be true

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Reconstruction of edestus

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Ancient shark used its teeth like the blade of a power tool

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leaf-like rangeomorphs

Life

The bizarre plant-like animals that say life’s big bang never happened

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Jon Spooner (left) meets Apollo astronaut Al Worden in the Space Shed

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dinosaur footprint

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Undiscovered dinosaurs: We are entering the golden era of fossil finds

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Perito Moreno glacier

Environment

Ancient Earth reveals terrifying consequences of future global warming

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iguanodon

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How palaeontology got cool: Inside the revolution in dinosaur science

Culture

Sabre-toothed cat skulls

Life

Sabre-toothed cats bit rivals in the head and punctured their skulls

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insect in amber

Life

Blood amber: The exquisite trove of fossils fuelling war in Myanmar

A huge number of finds in newly mined amber are rewriting what we know about the age of the dinosaurs. But getting hold of them may come at a terrible human price

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Life

It is time to bring global attention to the trade in Burmese amber

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Life

Prehistoric predator fossils found in an underwater cave in Mexico

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The mighty T. rex comes to terrifying life, complete with feathers

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Earth

Dinosaur extinction lines up closely with timing of volcanic eruptions

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