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Our Lost Human Ancestors, Closer to Us Than Neanderthals
When archaeologists recovered a human finger bone fragment from...
Paleo Cosplay? Archaeologist Tests Homemade Neolithic Gear in Scandinavia
Experimental archaeologist Markus Klek is having a blast walking...
Miracle Discovery: Three Tiny New Moons Found Orbiting Uranus, Neptune
How hard would it be to spot an object...
1,800 Years Later, Ancient Greek Druggist’s Pharmacopoeia Won’t Die
There’s something to be said for traditional medicine. And...
Aussies Crush 3,000km Record on New Zealand’s Proudest Trail
Attention, Kiwis: your unsupported land speed record just got...
First Kiss: Smooching Began 1,000 Years Earlier Than Previously Thought
Leave it to a couple of doctoral candidates on...
Alpinists Snag Tenuous First Winter Ascent of ‘Scream of the Butterfly’
Purchase was desperate and margins were razor-thin for three...
Hidden Undersea Mountains off Chile Hold 100+ New Species
Many have pointed out that we know less about...
‘Odysseus’ Becomes First Privately Built Spacecraft to Land on Moon
Just days after a SpaceX rocket blasted off toward...
Wild, Touching — and Even Funny: Best Underwater Photographs of 2024
Marine photographers from all over the planet submitted to...
Poison Dart Frogs’ Fancy Footwork Helps Drum up Dinner
If you thought toe-tapping was out of style except...
1,300Km ‘White Ribbon’ Skier Passes Halfway Point in Sweden
One American skier is well on his way to...
Violence, Disease Killed Almost Everyone in Denmark — Twice
Late neolithic Denmark was a tough place to live...
Amateurs Paleontologists Strike Jackpot: 400 Rare Ordovician Fossils
The Ordovician world was a watery one in which...
Iran Claims Property Rights in Antarctica, Boasts Military Plans
In a televised broadcast last fall, Iran’s naval commander...
Controversy Persists in Troubled Tomb of Alexander the Great’s Father
One tomb containing a who’s who of fourth-century Macedonian...
Underwater Stone-Age Wall Once Trapped Reindeer
For Holocene hunters in Germany, reindeer were a big...
First-Ever Drug for Severe Frostbite Wins FDA Approval
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced...
Rare, Tiny Meteorite Lights Up Europe, Promises Keys to Earth’s Origin
An extraordinary meteorite exploded in the sky over Germany...
Woman Becomes First Ever to Solo Hike 10,900km American Discovery Trail
Hey, Briana DeSanctis’ PR team: update your hiker’s Instagram...
Mysterious Easter Island Glyphs Suggest a One-of-a-Kind Language
If you thought the rongorongo language was younger than...
Italian Brown Bear Killed, Messner Supports Controversial Action
Conflict between humans and bears in Trentino, Italy was...
