A version of this story appeared in CNN’s science bulletin Wonder Theory. To receive it in your inbox, Register for free here. CNN — The past is an ever-changing story, and this week a myriad of discoveries added new details. Fossils, jewelry, and even DNA unearthed from the earth shed light on some of history’s …
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Astronomers have confirmed that four ancient galaxies detected by the James Webb Space Telescope in its first months of operation are the oldest scientists have ever seen and nearly as old as the universe itself. The galaxies were among hundreds of promising stellar conglomerates found in images from the Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam) aboard the …
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NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have discovered the oldest known DNA and used it to reveal what life was like 2 million years ago in the northern tip of Greenland. Today it’s a barren arctic wasteland, but back then it was a lush landscape of trees and vegetation with an array of animals, even the …
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The discovery of the world’s oldest DNA, dating back two million years, could reveal how to fight global warming, scientists have said. Opening what has been hailed as a “revolutionary” new chapter in evolutionary history, microscopic fragments have been discovered buried deep in sediments that had accumulated over more than 20,000 years in northern Greenland. …
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Reconstruction of the Kap København formation two million years ago at a time when the temperature was significantly warmer than far northern Greenland today. 1 credit Two-million-year-old DNA has been identified for the first time, opening a new “game-changing” chapter in evolutionary history. Microscopic fragments of environmental DNA have been found in Ice Age sediments …
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