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Pluto May Have Captured Its Biggest Moon After an Ancient Dance and Kiss

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Extinction of Icelandic walrus coincides with Norse settlement

Extinction of Icelandic walrus coincides with Norse settlement

prehistoric and historic walrus skulls, tusks and bone fragments Scientists used ancient DNA to show the past existence of the walrus
More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=299211&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1


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