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1,400-year-old tomb of emperor in China reveals evidence of royal power struggle among brothers and a warlord
By Tom Metcalfe published
An inscription on the 1,400-year-old tomb shows the dead man, who was posthumously declared emperor, was buried as a duke.

Ancient human-size sea lizard rewrites history of early armored marine reptiles
By Harry Baker published
The newly discovered species, Prosaurosphargis yingzishanensis, grew to around 5 feet long and was covered in bony scales called osteoderms.

Scientists map 1,000 feet of hidden 'structures' deep below the dark side of the moon
By Isobel Whitcomb published
With data from China's Chang'e-4 rover, scientists were able to visualize the upper 1,000 feet of the moon's surface for the first time. Their results reveal billions of years of previously hidden lunar history.

2,200-year-old remains of sacrificed giant panda and tapir discovered near Chinese emperor's tomb
By Owen Jarus published
The discovery of an ancient tapir's skeletal remains near an emperor's tomb indicates that these animals once roamed China.

Strange, 300,000-year-old jawbone unearthed in China may come from vanished human lineage
By Kristina Killgrove published
Fragments of a jaw bone unearthed in China have a mosaic of features that are present in both modern and archaic humans, making it difficult to place on the human evolutionary tree.

Complete Bronze Age town with elite tombs discovered in northern China
By Tom Metcalfe published
The site is one of the largest ever discovered dating from China's early Shang Dynasty.

Flying squirrels in China have discovered a clever new trick to store nuts for longer
By Carissa Wong published
Two species of tropical flying squirrels have worked out that if they nibble grooves around nuts to store them between tree branches, they are preserved for longer.

Record-breaking 63,300 pounds of illegal shark fins seized in Brazil
By Kiley Price published
Brazilian officials confiscated over 63,000 pounds (28,500 kilograms) of shark fins that were destined for Asian markets, according to reports.
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