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Living Cold Water Coral Reef Discovered on Greenland Coast
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Swedish Stone Age Settlement Discovered in Baltic Sea
Settlement, dating back 11,000 years, believed to be oldest in Nordic region.
Grand Canyon over 10 Times Younger than Thought
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