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A 3-billion-year-old meteorite might have sparked life on Earth, study asserts
A massive meteorite impact 3.26 billion years ago may have triggered environmental changes that hel…
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At this McDonald's in Italy, your Big Mac comes with a side of ancient ruins
Such finds can usually halt the construction process, but in this case, "McDonald's integrated the …
Priyanka Rajput
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Our ancestors bred with Neanderthals 50,000 years ago — here's where scientists think they did it
Scientists have pinpointed the Zagros Mountains as a key site where Homo sapiens and Neanderthals i…
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7 ancient temples to visit in Odisha
7 ancient temples to visit in Odisha
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Can ancient germs from dug-up Egyptian mummies trigger a plague or pandemic today?
Do ancient Egyptian mummies harbour deadly plagues ready to wreak havoc in the modern world? Here's…
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Ancient origins: The oldest games in Olympic history
Ancient origins: The oldest games in Olympic history
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A 2,000-year-old temple is being restored to its original spectacular colors, adding new meaning to its ancient Egyptian inscriptions
Recently, the restoration team from the University of Würzburg and the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism…
Jenny McGrath
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Perseverance rover has found a rock with potential signs of ancient life on Mars! Scientists can’t wait to bring it back
The rock exhibits chemical signatures and structures that might have formed billions of years ago, …
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British tourist apologizes after carving initials into an ancient Pompeii home
A 37-year-old man, who has not been named, used a blunt object to make five engravings on a house i…
Lauren Edmonds
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How to eat like an ancient Olympic athlete: figs, feta, and liver
Max Miller of "Tasting History" created a recipe from Ancient Greece in honor of the games' early a…
Jenny McGrath
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Yukon gold miners are unearthing mummified ancient creatures and truckloads of fossils from the Ice Age. Take a look.
Because most of Earth's water was trapped in those glaciers, sea levels were so low that they expos…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Millions of ancient fossils were discovered underneath a California high school and it's rewriting the state's history. Take a look.
"The SPHS fossil discovery is changing how a lot of people think about California geology," Wayne B…
Jenny McGrath
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A stitch in time: Bone eyed needles from 40,000 years ago may have been the birth of fashion clothing!
In a delightful twist on ancient history, archaeologists have suggested that eyed needles — tools l…
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Researchers want to combine an ancient technology with clean energy to save over $1 trillion worldwide
Firebricks have an ancient history but could be part of clean energy's future. Researchers estimate…
Jenny McGrath
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Javelin throw evolution: From an ancient hunting and warfare technique to a modern Olympic Sport
Neeraj Chopra's remarkable Olympic performances have made javelin throw a focal point for crores of…
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Ancient humans bred horses to make them more "rideable" 4,200 years ago, study suggests
In fact, the analysis of 475 ancient horse genomes revealed that, around 4,200 years ago, many dome…
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Photos show the mysterious ancient objects that mountaineers are finding on the Alps' melting glaciers
From the Iron Age to the Ancient Romans to the Middle Ages, people traveled across the Alps's icy m…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Western sanctions are so tight that Russia and China could soon use an ancient trading system. It's worked before.
Due to US secondary sanctions, Chinese banks are now extremely cautious about processing payments f…
Huileng Tan
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From the sands of time: 4,000-year-old skulls reveal how ancient Egyptians tried to treat cancer!
Ancient Egyptian medical practices were incredibly advanced for their time. These early medical pra…
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Golden glimpse into the past: Archaeologists find 2,300-year-old gold ring in Jerusalem's City of David
Archaeologists discovered a remarkably well-preserved 2,300-year-old ring of a child from the Helle…