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Archaeologists Are Mystified by These 2,000-Year-Old Bodies Found Seated Upright and Facing West in France

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A Bronze Age Loom Sheds New Light on Mediterranean Textile Practices

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Archaeologists Unearth More Than 40,000 Pieces of Pottery That Ancient Egyptians Used Like Scrap Paper

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This Critically Endangered Bird's Song Was About to Disappear. Then, Scientists Recruited Some Wild Vocal Tutors

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Scientists May Have Discovered a New Type of Planet Beyond the Solar System. The Catch? It Smells Like Rotten Eggs

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This Suspected Meteorite Tore Through the Roof of a Suburban Houston Home

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A History of Momo, the Dumpling That Defines Nepali Cuisine

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Archaeologists Identify Traces of Children's Fingerprints Still Visible on Clay Beads Created 15,000 Years Ago

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Seeing Life Differently: Navigating Geographic Atrophy with Resilience

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Platypus Hair Shares a Puzzling Feature With Bird Feathers, Adding to the Egg-Laying Mammal's List of Unusual Characteristics

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Finland Is Named the Happiest Country in the World for the Ninth Year in a Row

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These Mesmerizing Waterfalls Only Flow Once Every Few Years. See the Rare Marvel Now in Southwest Utah

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A New Book of Toni Morrison's University Lectures, Now Collected for the First Time, Shares Some of the Legendary Novelist's Most Important Lessons

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These Stunningly Detailed 3D Images of Ants Showcase the Remarkable Diversity Across Their Species

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Humans and Animals Often Like the Same Mating Calls, Supporting a 150-Year-Old Observation by Charles Darwin

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Popular Lore Claims That William Howard Taft Got Stuck in a Bathtub. New Research Sheds Light on the Legend's Forgotten Origins

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These Historic Snuffboxes Associated With 18th-Century Monarchs Were Stolen in a Shocking Heist. Now, They're Back on Public Display

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Contrary to Popular Belief, Some Doodle Crossbreed Dogs May Have More Behavioral Problems Than Their Purebred Parents

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Archaeologists Unearth Traces of a Mysterious Medieval City That Was Abandoned Under Puzzling Circumstances Hundreds of Years Ago

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See Ramses II's Intricately Decorated Coffin and Rare Treasures From His Reign at This New Immersive Exhibition

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