The Guardian
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New species of dinosaur, the regaliceratops, discovered in Canada
Nicknamed Hellboy, the dinosaur had short horns over the eyes and a long nose horn, the opposite of the features sported by its close relative triceratops
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Sawfish escape extinction through ‘virgin births’, scientists discover
A routine DNA study has revealed surprising results which suggest that female sawfish in Florida are reproducing without mating with males
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Google a step closer to developing machines with human-like intelligence
Computers will have developed “common sense” within a decade and we could be counting them among our friends not long afterwards, one of the world’s leading AI scientists has predicted.
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Early men and women were equal, say scientists
Our prehistoric forebears are often portrayed as spear-wielding savages, but the earliest human societies are likely to have been founded on enlightened egalitarian principles, according to scientists.
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Antibiotic-resistant typhoid spreading in silent epidemic, says study
Landmark genetic study of typhoid has revealed a multidrug-resistant strain sweeping across Asia and Africa, killing 200,000 people a year
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Remains of oldest known relative of modern birds discovered in China
Researchers have stumbled upon the oldest known ancestor of all modern birds after breaking open a lump of ancient rock near a town in north-eastern China.
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Liquid mercury found under Mexican pyramid could lead to king’s tom
Researcher reports ‘large quantities’ of the substance under ruins of Teotihuacan in discovery that could shed light on city’s mysterious leaders
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Stegosaurus back plates differed between genders, new study reveals
Finding is most convincing evidence so far that male and female dinosaurs looked different and may have had mating selection rituals comparable to birds
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Astronomers discover largest known structure in the universe is … a big hole
Scientists searching for an explanation for an unusually cool area of sky instead discovered a supervoid: an empty spherical blob 1.8 billion light years across