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Life and death in the Senate, and a dinosaur’s million payday: The news quiz

Life and death in the Senate, and a dinosaur’s $50 million payday: The news quiz

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Lionel Messi leads La Albiceleste back to the World Cup final, the House tries changing the clock, and health officials look for the cause of the cyclosporiasis outbreak. Test your knowledge of the week in news, and take last week’s quiz here. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and…

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Africa: Crocodiles Can Have Extra Growth Cycles in a Year – Why This Matters for Estimating the Age of Dinosaurs

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In biology and palaeontology (the study of extinct organisms) there are a few ways to estimate the age of an animal’s skeleton. One is the extent of fusion of sutures in the skeleton – how much the plates of bone have joined together as the animal matured. Another is the texture of the bone surfaces….