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History
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Ancient toilet still has evidence of nasty parasites
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The 2,700-year-old toilet was found on an archeological dig of a once wealthy estate in Jerusalem
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Tracks of time! Tracing the origin of ancient volcano footprints
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The Ciampate del Diavolo, or Devil’s Footprints, on the Roccamonfina volcano in Italy date back 350,000 years
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New ichthyosaur fossil proves their big reputation!
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At 17 metres (55 feet) long, these aquatic reptiles evolved into giants very quickly
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Theropod dinosaurs were really, really fast
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New study suggests that many could run as fast as a car on city streets
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Sword-a-saurus? New fossil slashes through dinosaur history
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Stegouros was an ankylosaur with a flat, sharp tail instead of the usual bony club or long spikes