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Africa's oldest human DNA helps unveil an ancient population shift Feb 23 2022 11:00 AM Long-distance mate seekers started staying closer to home about 20,000 years ago. READ MORE   The Age of Dinosaurs may have ended in springtime Feb 23 2022 11:00 AM Fossilized fish bones suggest that the massive asteroid strike at the end of the Cretaceous Period occurred during the Northern Hemisphere's spring. READ MORE   A fast radio burst's unlikely source may be a cluster of old stars Feb 23 2022 11:00 AM The burst's origin in a globular cluster suggests that not all these enigmatic blasts come from young stellar populations. READ MORE   Sponsored Content Overfishing. Climate change. Plastic pollution. What's the future of our ocean? Ocean researchers and advocates explore the threats—and potential solutions.

An ancient impact on Earth led to a cascade of cratering Feb 22 2022 9:00 AM For the first time, scientists have discovered clusters of craters on Earth that were formed by the impacts of material thrown out of a larger crater. READ MORE

A rare collision of dead stars can bring a new one to life Feb 22 2022 7:00 AM These carbon- and oxygen-covered stars may have formed from an unusual merging of two white dwarfs. READ MORE

Fossils show a crocodile ancestor dined on a young dinosaur Feb 21 2022 8:00 AM The 100-million-year-old fossil of a crocodile ancestor contains the first indisputable evidence that dinosaurs were on the menu. READ MORE

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