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18 million-year-old fossils of ape found in Africa, but in an unexpected place - By - Colin Barras - published - 26 March 26 - The ancestor of apes was long thought to come from East Africa, but newly discovered fossils in Egypt may prompt a rethink.

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Astronauts may struggle to reproduce in outer space, study suggests - what does that mean for the future of space colonization? By - Kenna Hughes-Castleberry - published - 26 March 26 - A new study found that microgravity simulated on Earth hindered sperm cell movement, egg fertilization and embryo development ‪-‬ findings that have serious implications for the future of space colonization.

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Brain aging results from a loss of control over how genes are regulated, mouse study suggests - By - RJ Mackenzie - published - 26 March 26 - Aging may "erase" the epigenetic markers that control gene expression in the brain, and this may create a snowball effect.

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Live Science Today: Meta and Google fined for causing social media addiction and how dogs were our friends for millennia -- Ben Turner

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Roman mosaic shows topless woman battling leopard in arena, study finds - By - Owen Jarus - published - 26 March 26 - A third-century mosaic shows a topless woman battling a leopard in a Roman arena.

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NASA announces 'near‑impossible' space plans, including $20B moon base and humanity's first nuclear-powered interplanetary spacecraft - By - Patrick Pester - published - 25 March 26 - NASA's Gateway lunar space station won't launch next year in new changes to the Artemis program, which include ramping up development of a $20 billion moon base and a nuclear-powered 'Freedom' spacecraft.

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Is the metaverse finally dead and buried? What's really going on with the embattled idea of living in virtual worlds. By - Drew Turney - published - 25 March 26 - Touted as the next big thing just a few years back, the development of and hype fueling the metaverse have spluttered to a halt. Is it headed for the scrapheap of history?

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Critically endangered hare spotted in surprising location for the first time in 40 years - but it was already dead - By - Aristos Georgiou - published - 25 March 26 - Scientists in China have announced the first confirmed sighting of the critically endangered Hainan hare in part of its native range in four decades, after spotting its completely flattened carcass on a roadside.

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Scientists are racing to save Australia's 'zombie tree' from a fast-spreading fungal disease - By - Kenna Hughes-Castleberry - published - 25 March 26 - A fast-spreading fungal disease has left the newly named Australian "zombie tree" unable to produce flowers, fruit or seeds, and scientists warn that 16 other species may be heading down the same path.

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Live Science Today: NASA announces $20 billion moonbase as unprecedented wildfires spread -- Ben Turner

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Mars is hiding a secret clutch of gemstone-like crystals, including rubies and possibly sapphires - By - Ivan Farkas - published - 25 March 26 - Astronomers have detected small, ruby-like crystals embedded in Martian rocks, which may also hide sapphires created in the fury of meteorite impacts.

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An anomaly in Mars' mantle could trigger volcanoes to erupt - and may be causing the whole planet to spin faster - By - Kenna Hughes-Castleberry - published - 24 March 26 - Data from NASA's InSight mission suggests the Red Planet's Tharsis region is more active than previously thought and may be why Mars is spinning more quickly over time.

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