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Was hydrogen the bringer of life on Earth?
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Life
Blood vessels recovered from T. rex bone
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Earth
Sooty skies blight Asia’s climate
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Space
Lightning linked to gap in radiation belts
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Space
Japan roars back into space business
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Life
‘Raptor’ dinosaurs roamed far and wide
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Life
Middle ear so useful it evolved twice
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Life
Can ‘feather foot’ knock oldest bird off its perch?
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Life
Oldest known humans just got older
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Technology
Silicon-based laser breakthroughs promise practicality
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Space
Sweet success for Ariane 5 Heavy rocket
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Earth
Ancient tsunami scrambled the fossil record
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