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Remote US village abuzz over shipwreck search

French and U.S. experts are continuing their search for the 17th-century ship Griffin, which they believe sank in northern Lake Michigan in 1679.

12 hours ago from Phys.org

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Lost medieval city found in Cambodia

A lost medieval city that thrived on a mist-shrouded Cambodian mountain 1,200 years ago has been discovered by archaeologists using revolutionary airborne laser technology, a report said.

Sat 15 Jun 13 from Phys.org

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Ancient Tomb of Murals Discovered in China

The tomb likely held a military commander and his wife of China's Northern Qi Dynasty.

17 hours ago from Livescience

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How marine mammals store oxygen

Study solves the mystery of one of the most extreme adaptations in the animal kingdom: how marine mammals store enough oxygen to hold their breath for up to an hour.

Thu 13 Jun 13 from BBC News

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When it comes to mammals, how big is too big?

(Phys.org) —Mammals vary enormously in size, from weighing less than a penny to measuring more than three school buses in length. Some groups of mammals have become very large, such as elephants ...

Fri 14 Jun 13 from Phys.org

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Ancient armoured fish had abs

MUSCLE EVOLUTION: Ancient armoured fish had complex musculature - including abdominal muscles - the discovery of uniquely preserved tissue on Australian placoderm fossils has revealed.

Thu 13 Jun 13 from ABC Science

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X-rays reveal new picture of 'dinobird' plumage patterns

(Phys.org) —The findings came from X-ray experiments by a team from The University of Manchester, working with colleagues at the US Department of Energy's (DOE) SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. ...

Tue 11 Jun 13 from Phys.org

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Fossil teeth reveal roo survival strategy

MIXED GREENS: Kangaroos have survived through millennia of dramatic environmental change in Australia partly by having a very flexible diet, a new analysis of fossilised marsupial teeth suggests.

Wed 12 Jun 13 from ABC Science

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'Escape Tunnel' Found at Nazi Death Camp

Traces of an escape tunnel are uncovered at the site of an infamous Nazi death camp in Poland.

Thu 13 Jun 13 from Discovery.com

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High diversity of flying reptiles in England 110 million years ago

Brazilian paleontologists Taissa Rodrigues, of the Federal University of Espirito Santo, and Alexander W. A. Kellner, of the National Museum of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, have ...

Wed 12 Jun 13 from Phys.org

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