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BEE COUNTY, Texas — Although there are currently no reported screwworm cases in Texas, officials said they’re taking proactive steps to protect the state’s livestock industry. The last outbreak ...

(CNN) — A chunky, squat creature that roamed Earth 307 million years ago is helping scientists understand how plant-eating animals first appeared on land. The newly described species is one of the ...

Life began in the sea, and it took a long time to move onto land. Plants started creeping ashore about 475 million years ago. Roughly 100 million years later, the first backboned animals followed. For ...

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