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Dome-headed dinosaur from Mongolia is the oldest ever found

Artist’s reconstruction of the pachycephalosaur Zavacephale rinpocheMasaya Hattori A dome-headed dinosaur found…

Oldest Known Pachycephalosaur Fossil Discovered in Mongolia

September 17, 20253 min readMeet the Oldest Dome-Headed Dinosaur Ever FoundA newly…

Asteroid exploded ‘similar to a bomb’ over France in a rare event

An asteroid has fragmented in an unexpected wayWikimedia/CC-BY-SA-4.0 An asteroid exploded over…

New Research Shows Gut Cells Communicate Directly with the Brain

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What’s the secret to living well beyond the average life expectancy?

My parents are both in their 80s and are fit and well…

Ozone Layer Recovery Continues under Montreal Protocol

September 16, 20253 min readThe Ozone Hole Is Steadily Shrinking because of…

Why caring for your microbiome is crucial if you want to live to 100

If you want to live to a grand old age, it might…

Climate Change Fuels Record Summer Heat, Killing Thousands

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The exercises you need to do to reach 100 in great shape

“My secret is that I never get off the sofa,” said no…