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Jurassic-Era 'Winged Lizard' Unearthed In Chile
Chilean scientists have announced the discovery of the first-ever southern hemisphere remains of a type of Jurassic-era "winged lizard" known as a pterosaur.
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From Chilean Miners To Elon Musk, World Watches Cave Rescue Of Thai Boys
It was a Thursday afternoon nearly eight years ago when Omar Reygadas heard the explosion that would seal him and 32 others inside a mine in the Atacama Desert in Chile. He wouldn't see the light of day again for 69 days.
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A Tiny Skeleton Found In Chile Might Look Like An Alien, But Her Genes Tell A Different Story
The Atacama skeleton, or Ata, named after the Chilean desert where the remains were found, has 10 pairs of ribs. The average person has 12. Ata's skull narrows to a ridged peak. Her bones are as calcified as those of a child between the ages of 6 and 8. Yet her skeleton's apparent age is at odds with her size. If Ata ever stood, she stood 6 inches ...
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Chile to Host 70 Per cent of World's Astronomical Infrastructure by 2020
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet has said that by 2020 Chile should host about 70 percent of the global astronomical infrastructure.
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23 Dead, 57 Missing in Chilean Desert Floods
The death toll from devastating flash floods in Chile's normally arid north rose to 23 today after five bodies were found, and the number of missing surged to 57, authorities said.
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Mountain Top in Chile Blasted For Site of World's Largest Telescope
Deep in the Chilean desert, the tip of a 3,000-meter (9,800- feet) high mountain was blasted off on Thursday to create the site for a telescope that will be the world's largest and that could bring science closer to the answer of whether there is life elsewhere in the universe.
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Jurassic-Era 'Winged Lizard' Unearthed In Chile
Chilean scientists have announced the discovery of the first-ever southern hemisphere remains of a type of Jurassic-era "winged lizard" known as a pterosaur.
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From Chilean Miners To Elon Musk, World Watches Cave Rescue Of Thai Boys
It was a Thursday afternoon nearly eight years ago when Omar Reygadas heard the explosion that would seal him and 32 others inside a mine in the Atacama Desert in Chile. He wouldn't see the light of day again for 69 days.
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A Tiny Skeleton Found In Chile Might Look Like An Alien, But Her Genes Tell A Different Story
The Atacama skeleton, or Ata, named after the Chilean desert where the remains were found, has 10 pairs of ribs. The average person has 12. Ata's skull narrows to a ridged peak. Her bones are as calcified as those of a child between the ages of 6 and 8. Yet her skeleton's apparent age is at odds with her size. If Ata ever stood, she stood 6 inches ...
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Chile to Host 70 Per cent of World's Astronomical Infrastructure by 2020
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet has said that by 2020 Chile should host about 70 percent of the global astronomical infrastructure.
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23 Dead, 57 Missing in Chilean Desert Floods
The death toll from devastating flash floods in Chile's normally arid north rose to 23 today after five bodies were found, and the number of missing surged to 57, authorities said.
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Mountain Top in Chile Blasted For Site of World's Largest Telescope
Deep in the Chilean desert, the tip of a 3,000-meter (9,800- feet) high mountain was blasted off on Thursday to create the site for a telescope that will be the world's largest and that could bring science closer to the answer of whether there is life elsewhere in the universe.
