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After More Than 60 Years Presumed Dead, A Coral Reef Is Alive and Thriving Off The Coast Of BeninAn underwater photograph of a coral reef showing colorful fan like corals and the sandy bottom of the sea floor.

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After More Than 60 Years Presumed Dead, A Coral Reef Is Alive and Thriving Off The Coast Of BeninAn underwater photograph of a coral reef showing colorful fan like corals and the sandy bottom of the sea floor.
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Over 1,300-Year-Old Skeletons Buried In England Had West African RootsThe skeleton of the girl with West African ancestry in Updown, Kent.

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Over 1,300-Year-Old Skeletons Buried In England Had West African RootsThe skeleton of the girl with West African ancestry in Updown, Kent.
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Over 1,300-Year-Old Skeletons Buried In England Had West African Roots

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Humans Have Been Using Red Ochre In West Africa For 35,000 Years

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An Unknown "Ghost" Human Species Lives On In The DNA Of People From West Africaarticle image

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An Unknown "Ghost" Human Species Lives On In The DNA Of People From West Africa

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First Ancient DNA From West Africa Shows Missing Chapters From Humanity's Storyarticle image

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Researchers Discover What Could Be The Largest Species Of Cobra In The World

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"Superspreaders" Caused Almost Two-Thirds Of Ebola Cases In Recent Outbreak

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Ancient DNA Recovered From Clay Statues Reveal Secrets Of Mysterious African Culture

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Ebola Evolved To Become More Deadly During The Recent Outbreak

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Transatlantic Slave Trade Spread Parasitic Disease To The New World

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Sleeping Sickness Parasite May Become Extinct Because It Won't Have Sex

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