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Scientists on Thursday announced the discovery of a nearly-complete fossil of a "bizarre" shark that existed about 93 million years ago. Called Aquilolamna milarcae, the shark was shaped unlike any other known marine creature and had curiously elongated wing-like fins. It had a fin span of about 6-1/4 feet and was about 5-1/2 feet in length.  Continue...  

A 4.6-billion-year-old meteorite rock found in the Sahara desert in May 2020 is the oldest volcanic rock ever found, scientists said. The University of Western Brittany's Jean-Alix Barrat-led team suggests the meteorite 'Erg Chech 002' was part of the crust of an ancient protoplanet that broke up early in the solar system's past.  Continue...  

  Images of New Delhi, India on Oct. 28, 2019, left, and April 20, 2020. India's air quality improved drastically during a nationwide lockdown to curb the coronavirus. Earth Day 2020: Startling photos show pollution before and after the coronavirus lockdown This combination of Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, top, and Monday, April 20, 2020 photos shows India Gate in New Delhi. India's air quality improved drastically during a nationwide lockdown to curb the COVID-19 coronavirus.  Images of New Delhi, India on Oct. 28, 2019, left, and April 20, 2020. India's air quality improved drastically during a nationwide lockdown to curb the coronavirus.  Just in time for Earth Day 2020, a new photo report reveals the visible transformation in the global atmosphere from the time before the era of coronavirus and now.t Saellite images, radar maps and photos from the ground taken prior to mid-March depict international industrial hubs, including New York City and New Delhi, as well as expanses of