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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For the third year in a row, the planet experienced record breaking temperatures


SpaceX launch is great, landing is even better

Company sends its first reusable rocket of 2017 into space and back again


52 million-year-old fruit found in Patagonia

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Unlike most bodies in our solar system, scientists believe that the asteroid 16 Psyche is composed entirely of metal