Billion-year-old seaweed fossil suggests algae is 200 million years older than we previously thought

Fossil find suggests _Homo erectus_ emerged 200,000 years earlier than thought  The Conversation AfricaThree human-like species lived side-by-side in ancient Africa  BBC NewsFossil skull reveals new overlap between ancient human species  New AtlasAll who wander are not lost  Science MagazineFossil skulls rewrite the stories of two ancient human ancestors  National GeographicView Full coverage on Google News

Incredible Fossil Find Hints Homo Erectus Emerged 200,000 Years Earlier Than Thought  ScienceAlert

The Earth formed much faster than previously thought  Phys.orgThe proto-Earth formed much faster than previously thought  HeritageDailyView Full coverage on Google News

Tiny Chinese seaweed is oldest green plant fossil ever found  The GuardianBillion-year-old fossil seaweeds could be ancestors of all land plants  New Scientist NewsOne billion-year-old green seaweed fossils identified, relative of modern land plants  Phys.orgSeaweed from a billion years ago  CosmosBillion-year-old green algae is a relative of all plants on dry land  ZME ScienceView Full coverage on Google News

WHO says coronavirus death rate is 3.4% globally, higher than previously thought  CNBCTedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus: The Ethiopian at the heart of the coronavirus fight  BBC NewsShortage of personal protective equipment endangering health workers worldwide  World Health OrganizationProtective gear to fight virus 'rapidly depleting' – WHO  RapplerWHO confirms coronavirus global death rate is 3.4%, age a major factor - Business Insider  Business InsiderView Full coverage on Google...

Tanzania's presidential race is not as tight as previously thought—not even close
Quartz
In what has been described as the most competitive presidential campaign in Tanzania's history, presidential candidate John Magufuli of the ruling party Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) has established a significant lead, a new poll shows. The survey released ...
Independent poll gives Tanzania ruling party lead before October electionShanghai Daily (subscription)

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Coronavirus lingers in air longer than previously thought, scientists warn  Sky NewsWatch: This is how far the coronavirus can spread when a single person coughs  The NationalTerrifying video shows how a single cough can infect shoppers across an entire supermarket  ExpressThis is how coughing can spread coronavirus in a grocery store, according to researchers  CBS NewsVideo Simulates How One Single Cough Can Spread Coronavirus Across A Supermarket  LADbibleView Full coverage on Google...

Flies having sex preserved in fossil dating back millions of years  CNETScientists Find 2 Mating Flies Trapped in Prehistoric Amber  The New York TimesFossil trove sheds light on ancient antipodean ecology  Phys.orgPrehistoric pair of fornicating flies that became frozen in amber 41 million years ago discovered  Daily MailView Full coverage on Google News

Fossil of 67m-year-old raptor dinosaur found in New Mexico  The GuardianDineobellator | New Feathered Dinosaur Found | Science  SmithsonianNewly discovered feathered dinosaur was one of the last raptors before extinction  CNNFossils Show Raptors Prowled North America Late in Dinosaurs’ Era  The New York TimesNew feathered dinosaur one of last surviving raptors – journal  Runcorn and Widnes WorldView Full coverage on Google News