fragment

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To reconstruct that earlier landscape, the research team examined 61 sediment cores taken from inside and around the temple grounds and analyzed tens of thousands of ceramic fragments.

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For billions of years, tiny fragments of Earth's atmosphere have likely been arriving on the moon and becoming embedded in its soil.

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They are closely examining whether the small fragments left behind after plastic breakdown pose any risk to living organisms or ecosystems, ensuring safety across the entire life cycle of the material.

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"Our study measured these rest-activity rhythms and found people with weaker and more fragmented rhythms, and people with activity levels that peaked later in the day, had an elevated risk of dementia."

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Indian authorities said an inscription on one of the caskets unearthed with the treasure confirmed the contents -- which include bone fragments -- as "relics of the Buddha".

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