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Some microbes found in "tzi, the Iceman, are still alive after 5, 000 years frozen in ice
3+ hour, 33+ min ago (647+ words) The research required the extraction and analysis of a wide variety of samples using different methods. The scientists analyzed ice from the surface of the mummy, meltwater from inside the body, and took numerous swabs. These samples were supplemented with…...
300-Million-Year-Old Reptile Skin Impressions Discovered in Germany, the Oldest in History and with Exceptional Anatomical Detail
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (526+ words) An international team of researchers, led by Dr. Lorenzo Marchetti of the Berlin Museum of Natural History, has published in the journal Current Biology the discovery of the oldest known reptile skin impressions to date. The fossils, found in the…...
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