The earliest ever ancestor of humans was Saccorhytus coronarius, a (sorta scary looking) 540 million-year-old microscopic bag-like creature
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2016 was the hottest year on record
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For the third year in a row, the planet experienced record breaking temperatures
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SpaceX launch is great, landing is even better
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Company sends its first reusable rocket of 2017 into space and back again
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52 million-year-old fruit found in Patagonia
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The fossils could tell us about how tomatillos, potatoes, tomatoes, and peppers evolved
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NASA to journey to a world of metal
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Unlike most bodies in our solar system, scientists believe that the asteroid 16 Psyche is composed entirely of metal