The oldest fossil forests were thought to be in upstate New York. But a new discovery in Somerset, UK is even older, with fossils dating back 390 million years!
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"This paper shows (by experiment) that amino acids (essential for life as we know it) can be stable in such conditions," expert David Rothery told Newsweek.
Giant millipedes as big as cars once roamed the UK, Cambridge experts find cambridge-news.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cambridge-news.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.