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fromArs Technica
2 months ago

We probably inherited our joints from... a fish

Humans and other land vertebrates share synovial joints with jawed fish, which allow for greater mobility and stability in movement.
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fromBig Think
3 months ago

New findings raise questions about when (and where) life began

LUCA's estimated age has been pushed back to between 4.09 and 4.33 billion years, indicating life arose shortly after Earth's formation.
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