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BBC News
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Elephants keep track on up to 30 absent relatives by sniffing out their scent and building up a mental map of where they are, research suggests.
Herd members use their good memory and keen sense of smell to stay in touch as they travel in large groups,..
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BBC News
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A fossilised bone dug up near Hastings 113 years ago has been recognised as a completely new family of dinosaur.
The animal belongs to a general type of dinosaur called a sauropod - which was characterised by a large body, a long neck and a small head...
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BBC News
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A new genetic family tree of the UK's birds may help predict which will see their populations decline in future.
The family tree - or phylogenetic map - shows how closely species are related.
The scientist who compiled it, Gavin Thomas, found that p..
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MSNBC
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A NASA astronaut flying a T-38 jet in May of 1989 came within a hundred feet of hitting a Pan American passenger jet, barely avoiding a colossal tragedy. The astronaut, David Walker, had just returned from commanding his first space shuttle mission —..
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