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By Apr 7, 2021
Science

Crystals and eggshells tell a 105,000-year-old story of humans in the Kalahari Desert

The artifacts suggest early people didn't just live on the African coasts.
By Apr 18, 2019
Animals

This ancient hypercarnivore had three sets of razor-sharp teeth

A paleontologist found the giant fossil in a drawer on this lunch break.
By Feb 27, 2019
Science

Ancient poop is helping archaeologists understand a midwestern city’s demise

The forensic feces files
By Oct 17, 2018
Science

The weirdest things we learned this week: birthing rabbits, gruesome taxidermy, and the Parthenon’s best-kept secret

Our editors scrounged up some truly bizarre facts.
By Nov 16, 2016
Science

Scientists shine light on the origin of a mysterious ancient amulet

The simple amulet is the oldest known example of a shift in metalworking
By Oct 18, 2012
Science

This Mud Could Revolutionize How Scientists Study The Past

New radiocarbon measurements from the silty bottom of a Japanese lake could help scientists pinpoint when Neanderthals died out.
By Feb 21, 2012
Science

Russian Scientists Grow Pleistocene-Era Plants From Seeds Buried By Squirrels 30,000 Years Ago

On the frozen edge of the Kolyma River in northeastern Siberia, in an ancient pantry harboring seeds and other stores,...
By Jan 5, 2012
Technology

National Science Foundation Is Studying Grecian Urns To Make Better Spacecraft

Upon examining a piece of Attic pottery, certain words may come to mind: “Beauty is truth, truth beauty” — and...
By Dec 20, 2011
Science

Geologists Pinpoint Welsh Quarry as Source of Stonehenge’s Oldest Stones

Stonehenge's inner circle came from a site 160 miles away in Wales
By Mar 24, 2011
Science

Ancient Portable Tool Kit Shows Humans Settled North America Much Earlier Than Scientists Thought

A prehistoric mobile toolkit buried in milky creek sediments in central Texas shows humans first settled North America 2,500 years...