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Scientists discovered human DNA more than 2,000 years old preserved on cave walls in Spain and Portugal, turning ancient rock surfaces into biological time capsules. The breakthrough opens entirely new ways to study how prehistoric people lived.
Scientists discovered glowing green bacteria thriving in complete darkness inside New Mexico caves, photosynthesizing with invisible light. This breakthrough suggests life could exist in dark environments across the universe we never thought possible.