tadpole shrimp possibly oldest still existing species

Fossils of tadpole shrimps pre-date the dinosaurs
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New oligocene primate fossil found in saudi arabia

The 29-30 million year old  fossil was discovered at a place called Ujayta in al hijaz province in western saudi arabia.
The catarrhine fossil called saadanius hijazensis has preserved facial,palatial and dental morphology.
Molars and incisors found.
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science may have solve how tutankhamen died

A team from germany believes that tut died as a result of sickle-cell disease,whereas an egyptian team believe he died of malaria.
The egyptian team found necrosis in the bones of  tut's left foot and detected plasmodium falciporum genes.
The german team however believe that tut died from a malaria infection that caused a `sickle-cell crisis' which caused his crucial organs to be starved of oxygen.
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2 billion plus years old lifeform found in Gabon

Reported cellecular structure, only centimetres long, have been discovered in black shales northwest of franceville in southeast gabon.
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Male australopithecus afarensis found in ethiopia

Called kadanuumuu which means `big man ' in Afar,it was discovered at a place called woranso-mille in the afar depression.
About 3.6 million years old,it is related to `lucy'.
It has long legs,torso,a pelvis like a modern human,proving it walked upright.
Also discovered were a lower arm bone,shoulder blade,collarbone,ribs and neck bones.
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First lifeform created in laboratory

The  synthetic lifeform is a modified form of  the mycoplasma mycoides genome,was created by J. craig venter and other researchers  at the J.Craig venter institue in maryland and california.
The research cost about $40 million.

new species discovered in Indonesian papua province

A national geographic expeition to the Foja mountains,which cover more than 300,000 square hectares have discovered new species including a spike-nosed tree frog,a gargoyle-like gecko,  a tiny forest wallaby,golden-front bowerbird,a tiny inchwood moth,wattled smoky honeyeater,golen-mantled tree kangaroo, butterflies,bats,pigeons,shrubs,tree mice and rats.

There were also long-beaked echidnas.
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