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Artemis II Records, Neanderthal Not-Hybrids, And Introducing “Moon Joy”IFLScience Break It Down presenters on either side, in the middle there are images of the Moon, a rocket launch, and a Neanderthal.
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The Archaeology Of Illness – How Scientists Reconstruct Ancient Diseases From Ancient RemainsA photo showing a skull and assorted bones laying around it in a tight pile. The bones are covered in dried soil to the extent that the skull's eye sockets are filled with it. The bones are resting on what look to be clay slabs and are surrounded by an dry earthy ground.
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