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Newfound fossils from China suggest that complex animals were around millions of years earlier than thought, among them possibly our vertebrate ancestors.

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The ⁠White House ​on Friday ‌proposed ‌a $5.6 ⁠billion cut ⁠to NASA's budget for ​2027, including ​a $3.4 billion ⁠cut to ⁠the ⁠space agency's ​science unit, a ​23% ⁠cut ⁠as NASA's new chief plans an ⁠array of new missions under the flagship U.