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SpaceStill no Earths, but getting closer
Two newly discovered planetary systems shed light on the likelihood of producing terrestrial planets.
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ArchaeologyBig eats from a 12,000-year-old burial
Middle Eastern villagers may have feasted around a shaman’s grave 12,000 years ago, before the dawn of agriculture.
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EarthPrimordial bestiary gets an annex
A classic Canadian fossil trove extends to thinner deposits, geologists find.
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PhysicsVery tiny, very cool
Physicists outline a scheme to build a ‘refrigerator’ that can cool to near absolute zero and is based on only a few particles.