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The Chicxulub asteroid impact 66 million years ago created a hydrothermal system that ran for 8 million years, potentially sustaining microbial life deep beneath the seafloor.
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The National Book Foundation longlisted 10 nonfiction titles from 727 submissions. Finalists announced Oct. 6; winners at the Nov. 18 ceremony.
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A Hyrox athlete defecated mid-race in Beijing and kept going. The sport penalizes spitting and head-cooling. It had no rule for this.
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