New Zealand Science News API

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            "title": "Giant octopuses may have ruled the oceans 100 million years ago",
            "description": "Giant, fearsome octopuses may have once ruled the ancient seas, according to new research that flips the script on their evolutionary past. By uncovering exquisitely preserved fossil jaws hidden inside rock, scientists revealed that early octopuses from the age of dinosaurs weren’t shy, soft-bodied drifters—they were massive apex predators, possibly stretching up to 20 meters long and crushing prey with powerful bites.",
            "content": "Tracing the origins of octopuses has long been difficult because their soft bodies rarely fossilize. Unlike animals with bones or shells, they leave behind very little physical evidence. To overcome this, researchers focused on fossilized jaws, a par... [3739 chars]",
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            "description": "A pioneering project led by researchers from the University of Stirling and the Max Planck Institute has opened the door for new insights into the evolutionary origins of human intelligence, by compiling the largest dataset of great ape cognition available globally.",
            "content": "A pioneering project led by researchers from the University of Stirling and the Max Planck Institute has opened the door for new insights into the evolutionary origins of human intelligence, by compiling the largest dataset of great ape cognition ava... [3468 chars]",
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            "title": "Why are some constellations visible for only part of the year?",
            "description": "Why do some constellations stay in the sky all year, while others disappear?",
            "content": "Some stars and constellations are ever-present in the night sky; Polaris, for example, has served as a steady guiding light for millennia in the Northern Hemisphere.\nBut if you look closely at the sky night after night, you may notice that some stars... [4724 chars]",
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