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February

News

Mars 2020: Perseverance rover has landed

The Mars 2020 rover landed near the Jezero Crater on 18 February 2021. 

18 February 2021

Science news

Oldest-ever DNA extracted from a 1.2-million-year-old mammoth tooth

It is shedding light on how the Columbian mammoth came to be. 

17 February 2021

Science news

Plastic microfibres found in the stomach of deep-sea fish

Tiny plastic fibres have been found in the stomachs of deep-sea fish living in a remote part of the South Atlantic Ocean.

12 February 2021

Science news

Ancient burials near Stonehenge reveal how cultures merged in the Bronze Age

Rather than a violent turnover of populations, there was a merging of communities.

11 February 2021

Science news

We need to act now to save nature

It will cost us double to preserve nature unless we act now, Museum scientists have found.

11 February 2021

Science news

Modern human origins cannot be traced back to a single point in time

Genetic and fossil records do not reveal a single point where modern humans originated, researchers have found. 

10 February 2021

Science news

Human teeth found in Jersey hint at Neanderthal and Homo sapiens interbreeding

Ancient teeth could be evidence of a hybrid population of Neanderthals and modern humans. 

1 February 2021

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