Scientists have identified a new species of ancient mammal from a small jawbone found in Mongolia's Gobi Desert.

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A joint research team has discovered a fossil belonging to a previously unknown genus and species of mammal in the Late ...

Professor Mototaka Saneyoshi (OUS) added, “Finding such a tiny fossil in the vast expanse of the Gobi Desert feels like a gift from the Gobi Desert. It’s nothing short of miraculous.” ...

That's it for our rolling coverage of today's space launch from the Gobi Desert. Thank you for following along. Scroll back through to relive the moment of lift-off and all our updates from the ...

The rocket lifted off from the launch center in Jiuquan, on the edge of the Gobi Desert in northwestern China. The spaceship will remain in space before returning with the current three-person crew.

and Chen Dong wave during a departure ceremony before boarding a bus to take them to the Shenzhou-20 spaceship at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in the Gobi desert in northwest China on April ...

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A Long March-2F carrier rocket, carrying the Shenzhou-20 spacecraft and a crew of three astronauts, lifts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in the Gobi desert, in northwest China.