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Xiphodracon goldencapensis
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Dorset coast fossil identified as new 'sword dragon' species

The groundbreaking discovery has been branded 'a world first' by scientists

Easter Island moai statues
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Mystery of how Easter Island statues 'walked' across Rapa Nui is revealed in bombshell new study

Scientists had been baffled by the Moai's movements for centuries - but the answer might just have been found

The Moon
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'Precious treasure' could lie hidden below surface of the Moon

Giant sloth
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Archaeology breakthrough as early humans hunted and ate giant sloths as well as other Ice Age beasts

Giant sloths reached lengths of six metres and weighed approximately 4,000 kilograms

Divers discover $1m worth of rare coins on 300-year-old shipwreck
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Divers discover $1m worth of rare coins on 300-year-old shipwreck

Russian 'Noah's Ark' satellite carrying 1,500 animals crash-lands on Earth
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Russian 'Noah's Ark' satellite carrying 1,500 animals crash-lands on Earth

Placoderms
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New study of prehistoric fish could rewrite our understanding of evolution

artist impression of the rocket
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Spaceship that 'eats itself' for fuel set to be made in Britain

The burial site was left remarkably in tact
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Archaeology breakthrough as 5,000-year-old tomb discovered in southern Spain

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