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It became one of the earliest of more than 100 Catholic missions founded during the following century as Spain worked to maintain control of Florida.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
Boeing said it hasn’t scheduled further talks with SPEEA, and the earliest a strike could occur is Oct.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Normally these organoids live for a few months, meaning they can only offer a window into the earliest stages of human brains, which take nearly 20 years to fully develop.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
Scientists are becoming better at identifying the types of rocks most likely to contain early fossils, providing new evidence that can help reconstruct the history of Earth's earliest life.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
He heard the very earliest morning birds, the ones that sang each day as the sky began to lighten.
From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold
