Svalbard Global Seed Vault accepted a record-breaking number of seed deposits amid climate crisis

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The Svalbard Global Seed Vault saw its largest number of new contributors in one day and now holds over 1.2 million seed varieties from 77 countries.

Neanderthals and humans may belong to the same species, say scientists. It could rewrite the history of our evolution.

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An employee of the Natural History Museum in London looks at model of a Neanderthal male.

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Naming a species after a celebrity may do more harm than good

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A side-by-side image of Taylor Swift looking over her shoulder and the Nannaria swiftae millipede
Taylor Swift had a millipede named in her honor. How does the millipede feel about it?

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