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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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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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The Earth had a Saturn-like ring of its own once, a shocking new study has suggested
Scientists suggest Earth had a colossal ring of space debris 466 million years ago, leading to mete…
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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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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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An ancient coin collection worth $72 million is headed to auction after 100 years of secrecy
A Danish butter tycoon's $72 million coin collection is headed to auction 100 years after his death.
Erin Snodgrass
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Ancient giant mammals such as mammoths might’ve gone extinct due to human activity, not climate change
While past studies often attributed the extinction of large mammals to climate change, a new invest…
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A 13-year-old girl helped unearth an ancient Roman town. She's finally getting credit for it over 90 years later.
In the 1930s, teen Helen Carlton-Smith and other female archaeologists excavated a Roman settlement.
Jenny McGrath
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One of India's ancient geological features might have helped kill off the dinosaurs millions of years ago!
The Deccan Traps are a series of lava flows that occurred at the end of the Cretaceous period, span…
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Empowering communities: The impact of Flipkart Samarth's social entrepreneurs
As we delve into the motivating journeys of these ‘social entrepreneurs’, we uncover stories of…
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Your mental illnesses may be a result of ancient cross-species fornication, a study has found
The story of human evolution is an intricate tapestry woven with a ton of interbreeding with other …
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Rapidly retreating Arctic glaciers are triggering the release of ancient methane. Here's why scientists are worried.
Groundwater springs have appeared close to Svalbard's retreating glaciers. Scientists are worried t…
Marianne Guenot
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Ancient viruses could re-emerge as permafrost melts, posing 'unpredictable threats' to our communities, new study says
These ancient pathogens could cause "unpredictable threats" to our communities if they survive, res…
Katie Hawkinson
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Psychedelic beer served at intimate dinner parties helped an ancient empire in the Andes rule for centuries, study finds
According to a new archaeological study, leaders of the Wari empire that ruled Peru added hallucino…
Joshua Zitser
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The 4,500 year old ruins of a once-hidden ancient civilization in Pakistan are being threatened by the country's historic rains
The 4,500-year-old ruins were also being used to temporary shelter people from the devastating floo…
Hannah Getahun
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Ikea has come under fire over allegations it's eating up ancient forests in Romania
The New Republic just released an investigation into Ikea's impact on Romania's forests and logging…
Áine Cain
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A meteor that incinerated the residents of an ancient city inspired the biblical story of Sodom, research suggests
Millennia ago, a meteor half the size of the Statue of Liberty struck an Middle Eastern city. The e…
Aylin Woodward
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Remnants of an ancient planet buried inside the Earth may be the cause of a weak spot in the magnetic field
There's a growing weak spot in Earth's magnetic field. Scientists say it may be due to giant pieces…
Aylin Woodward
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Archaeologists discovered 2 ancient graves near Stonehenge, containing bones of a young woman and baby
Before a new highway tunnel can be built under Stonehenge, archaeologists are surveying the land fo…
Aylin Woodward
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NASA's Mars rover landed in the perfect place to hunt for alien fossils: an ancient lake bed called Jezero Crater
Perseverance will scour mud and clay in Jezero's river delta and shorelines for signs of microbe co…