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Sequencing of the Oldest Human Genome in Southern Africa Shows Similarity to Current Ethnic Groups
A team of researchers, composed of specialists from the University of Cape Town, the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary ...
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Bothie, the Only and Last Dog to Have Set Foot on Both Poles of the Earth
Pet of the Year award in Great Britain went to a dog that entered the Guinness Book of World Records, whose popularity led to ...
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The Seafloor of Bikini Atoll is the World’s Only Simulated Underwater Nuclear Battlefield
An international team of researchers has recently completed the first comprehensive mapping of the seafloor of Bikini Atoll, ...
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Pallantium, the Legendary Greek City the Romans Believed Existed Where Rome Was Later Founded
One of the most fascinating and perhaps lesser-known stories of Rome’s history is that of Pallantium (in ancient Greek ...
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Five Stone Weights and a Spindle for Weaving, Found Among the Remains of an Iron Age Workshop
Artifacts uncovered at the site reveal a small variety of domestic, craft and agricultural objects. Five stone weights and a spindle used for weaving were found in an excavated workshop dating to the ...
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Discoveries in the Cova dels Tritons push back the presence of the first Homo sapiens in the Prehistoric Pyrenees by 5,000 years
The history of human settlement in the valleys of the Pyrenees and Pre-Pyrenees has always been closely tied to climate changes over time. The changing nature of the climate in this region, with ...
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The Curious Phenomenon of Tree Shyness
We know that shyness affects both humans and animals, but what about plants? It turns out that yes, certain species of trees develop what is botanically referred to as shyness, which consists of an ...
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An Ancient Viking Shelter for Travelers Uncovered in Norway
In the heart of the rugged landscape of Hardangervidda, a vast mountainous plateau in Norway, a group of archaeologists, on foot and carrying tools, have retraced the steps of ancient travelers by ...
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The Greatest Climate Catastrophe in Human History May Have Originated the Myth of Ragnarok and Led to the Invention of Rye Bread
In Norse mythology, the end of the world, Ragnarok, begins with a three-year winter with no intervening summers: the Fimbulvetr. Now, a new research study from the National Museum of Denmark, ...
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Gran Carro di Bolsena, the Submerged Bronze Age Site Whose Structures Were Burned, Collapsed, and Rebuilt Repeatedly
View of the submerged site of Gran Carro di Bolsena. Credit: Egidio Severi / Soprintendenza Archeologia, Belle Arti e Paesaggio per la provincia di Viterbo e per l'Etruria Meridionale In the heart of ...
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How the Dutch Ate Their Prime Minister in 1672
As its name suggests, the Haags Historisch Museum (The Hague Historical Museum) is dedicated to the history of that city in the Netherlands. Housed in a 17th-century guildhall, it educates visitors ...
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A Mysterious Animal in South African Rock Art May Represent a Pre-Dinosaur Extinct Species
The painting of the dicynodont made by the San people of South Africa. Credit: Julien Benoit In the rugged landscapes of South Africa, ancient rock art panels created by the San people—one of the ...