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An imagining of how North Greenland may have looked two million years ago.

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a campfire

New Find Prompts Controversy Over Whether Pre-Humans Used Fire

Paleoanthropologist and National Geographic Explorer Lee Berger announced on...
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Ancient ‘Zombie’ Viruses Revived From Siberian Permafrost

If you're tired of scientists stoking fear about deadly...
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Volcano in Kamchatka Erupts After Killing 9 Last Summer

The highest active volcano in Eurasia erupted on Nov....
The under-ice river in Antarctica

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a circle of sheep in China's inner mongolia region

The Great Sheep Mystery: Why Are Dozens of Sheep Walking in a Circle?

Well, here's some weird news for ewe. A flock...
a western Australian landscape

Ancient Australian Fossils Could Help the Search for Extraterrestrial Life

A new study claims that 3.48 billion-year-old fossils in...
pink northern lights

Solar Storm Creates Rare Pink Aurora

On Nov. 3, a dazzling display of rare pink...
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Christian Monastery Pre-Dating Islam Found on Arabian Peninsula

Archaeologists just discovered an ancient Christian monastery that may...
Drone images of an adult right whale with a blue whale calf.

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A hazy yellow sun in dark skies

Times of Darkness: A History of Dark Days

Is this the end of the world? It's a...

Map Nerds Rejoice! The Three Norths Align in British Village

For the first time ever, true north, magnetic north,...
smling sun

Smiling Sun Could Make This Halloween Extra Spooky, NASA Says

The sun images released by NASA last week appeared...
eric on buckner

Sometimes at Gunpoint, Twins Discover New Highpoints Around The World

In an age of super-computers and GPS satellites, it's...
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In Southern Iraq, Drone Reveals Mesopotamia’s ‘Venice’

From a young age, many of us learned about...
neanderthal family

Remains of Neanderthal Family Discovered in Siberian Cave

We know more about giant dinosaurs from 165 million...
A glapagos penguin sits on a rock

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red bull stratos

New Film Documents Historic Jump From the Edge of Space

It's been 10 years since Austrian pilot Felix Baumgartner...
layers of the earth

Journey to the Centre of the Earth

In the 1950s and 1960s, the U.S. and the...
new island with smoking volcano hole in center

Volcano Spawns New Island in South Pacific

Mark Twain once offered a compelling reason for breaking...
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Archaeologists Recover 3,000-Year-Old Canoe From Wisconsin Lake

Maritime archaeologists from the Wisconsin Historical Society (WHS) got...
Two vultures pick at a carcass

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roundel rendering

Europe’s Roundels: a 7,000-Year-Old Architectural Mystery

A recent discovery in the Czech Republic may shed...
silhouette of the replica ship at sail

Replica Boat Shows How Ancient Romans Sailed Upwind

“If you want something done right, you’ve got to...

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