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BACTERIAL BLOSSOMS: These crinkly blooms are groups of bacteriophages – viruses that infect bacteria. After researchers treated phages so they could be viewed under the microscope, the viruses spontaneously formed into these structures, which are just two-tenths of millimetre wide. PHOTO: McMaster University

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ANSWERS: The skeletal remains of the starling-sized bird Navaornis hestiae, which lived 80 million years ago. PHOTO: REUTERS

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'One-of-a-kind' skull fossil from Brazil reveals bird brain evolution

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BACK FROM THE BRINK: An endangered frog known as 'Rana del Loa' is seen inside a quarantine enclosure at the National Zoo, in Santiago. PHOTOS: REUTERS

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Back from the brink of extinction, Chilean frogs begin journey home

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BACTERIAL BLOSSOMS: These crinkly blooms are groups of bacteriophages – viruses that infect bacteria. After researchers treated phages so they could be viewed under the microscope, the viruses spontaneously formed into these structures, which are just two-tenths of millimetre wide. PHOTO: McMaster University

NATURE'S BEST SCIENCE IMAGES OF 2024

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ANSWERS: The skeletal remains of the starling-sized bird Navaornis hestiae, which lived 80 million years ago. PHOTO: REUTERS

'One-of-a-kind' skull fossil from Brazil reveals bird brain evolution

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BACK FROM THE BRINK: An endangered frog known as 'Rana del Loa' is seen inside a quarantine enclosure at the National Zoo, in Santiago. PHOTOS: REUTERS

Back from the brink of extinction, Chilean frogs begin journey home

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MAJESTIC: The fossils, unearthed in Montceau-les-Mines, are of juvenile individuals, dating to about 305 million years ago. PHOTO: REUTERS

Fossils reveal head of ancient millipede that was biggest bug ever

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NEW FINDINGS: Researchers analysed 34 different food groups and found that the more fruits such as bananas, oats or rye children ate, the greater their risk of getting the disease. PHOTO: TELEGRAPH

Study links bananas, oats and yoghurt to greater diabetes risk in susceptible children

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NO RETURN: Boeing’s first astronaut mission ended Friday night with an empty capsule landing and two test pilots still in space, left behind until next year because NASA judged their return too risky. PHOTO: NASA

Boeing’s Starliner lands on Earth – without its astronauts

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