Did the greatest playwright the world has ever known have a taste for the wacky tobaccy? Did William Shakespeare have…
Read MoreAncient ‘hall of the dead’ unearthed in England
Archaeologists have unearthed two nearly 6,000-year-old burial mounds and the remains of two massive buildings in England. The two wooden…
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Roots of ancient flowers reach back to dinosaur times
Newfound fossils hint that flowering plants arose 100 million years earlier than scientists previously thought, suggesting flowers may have existed…
Read MoreSkeleton found in parking lot identified as that of England’s King Richard III, experts say
LEICESTER, England – He was king of England, but for centuries he lay without shroud or coffin in an unknown…
Read More‘Meat mummies’ fed Egyptians after death
Care for some ribs? The royal mummies of ancient Egypt apparently did, as a new study finds that “meat mummies”…
Read MoreThis fossilized creature has the world’s oldest muscles
A fossilized creature found in Canada probably didn’t go to the gym, but it may be the oldest animal known…
Read MoreBizarre sphere fossils could be among world’s earliest animals
A series of mysterious spherical fossils found in southern China may be remnants of some of the world’s earliest animals.…
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Oldest high-altitude human settlement discovered in Andes
The oldest-known evidence of humans living at extremely high altitudes has been unearthed in the Peruvian Andes, archaeologists say. The…
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Ancient sea monsters were black, study finds
Some of the largest beasts in the ancient seas had black skin or scales, new research finds. Ancient leatherback turtles,…
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Modern sharks are sleeker, faster than their ancestors, fossil find suggests
Sharks turn out to be more modern and sleek than anyone had ever imagined, given a new study that negates…
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