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Hidden history back in cooking pot

Sure, astrophysicists have large telescopes, and oceanographers use underwater robots, but some researchers have made a lot of them cooking venison in the name of science. In the journal Scientific Reports last month, a team of archaeologists and organic chemists described how they spent a year cooking different types of …

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Humpback whale enters crocodile river ‘first in Australia’

Image copyright pyriteNT Government Image citationThe humpback whale was found in the East Alligator River in Australia Australian officials say they will try to guide a humpback whale from a crocodile-affected river in the Northern Territory when it loses ground and comes within 30 kilometers (18.5 miles). Experts believe whales …

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