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Chinese Goose

Geese may have been the first birds to be domesticated 7000 years ago

7 March 2022

Goose bones from Stone Age China suggest the birds were being domesticated there 7000 years ago, which could mean they were domesticated before chickens
The 'Cambrian explosion' saw the emergence of many animals we recognise today

Burst of animal evolution altered chemical make-up of Earth's mantle

4 March 2022

The Cambrian explosion 500 million years ago saw a huge variety of animals evolve – and also led to carbon being buried in the seabed and ultimately carried into the planet’s mantle

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