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Stunning fossil trapped in amber reveals previously unknown species that lived during the time of dinosaurs
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The hoard of coins was valued at more than $5 million.
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Hoard of silver coins dating from Norman Conquest is Britain’s most valuable treasure find ever
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A giant meteorite boiled the oceans 3.2 billion years ago. Scientists say it was a ‘fertilizer bomb’ for life
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