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Scientists revisiting mysterious 540-million-year-old microfossils from Brazil have overturned a major idea about early animal life. What were once thought to be trails left behind by tiny worm-like ...

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Hand soaps and skin care products made by New Jersey manufacturer, DermaRite Industries LLC, are being recalled after a dangerous bacterium was discovered during testing. The voluntary recall was ...