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Scientists Find Dinosaur Covered In Hollow Porcupine-Like Spikes Likely Used For Defence
During the Early Cretaceous, when H dongi lived, small carnivorous dinosaurs were also found in ancient China.
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2,000-Year-Old Tamil-Brahmi Inscriptions Found In Egypt's Valley Of The Kings Reveal Travel Links
The linguistic diversity suggests that people from different parts of the Indian subcontinent travelled to Egypt between the 1st and 3rd centuries AD, likely for trade in spices and other valuable goods.
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Venus May Hide a Vast Underground Tunnel Formed by Ancient Volcanic Eruptions, Scientists Say
Scientists analysing NASA’s Magellan radar data have identified signs of a vast underground lava tunnel on Venus. If confirmed, it would be only the second such structure found on the planet, challenging the belief that Venus is geologically inactive and opening new possibilities for studying its volcanic past.
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Discovery Of Ancient Beach On Mars Provides Clues To Planet's Past Life
The findings suggest that calm lake conditions existed earlier than previously thought.
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Mass Burial Site In Jordan Offers New Insights Into History's First Major Pandemic
Researchers believe this discovery provides a unique and important opportunity to understand the impact of one of the world's earliest major epidemics.
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Study Reveals Romans Used Human Faeces As Medicine 1,900 Years Ago
This discovery also shows that substances considered unclean today were once valued as medicinal ingredients in ancient medicine.
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5,000-Year-Old Whale Harpoons Found In Brazil Could Rewrite History Of Ancient Whaling
This discovery sheds new light on understanding the lives and hunting practices of ancient people who lived along the coasts of South America thousands of years ago.
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Scientists Discover 5,200-Year-Old Boat In US Lake, Revealing Details Of Ancient Human Life
Researchers believe that ancient boatbuilders deliberately selected damaged trees or injured them during their growth period to promote the formation of tyloses.
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9,500 Years Ago, Stone Age Hunter-Gatherers Built Funeral Pyre In Africa
A scientific paper, published in the journal Science Advances, describes a spectacular event that happened about 9,500 years ago in Malawi in south-central Africa, challenging long-held notions about how hunter-gatherers treat their dead.
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JWST Spots Most Distant Supernova Ever, From 730 Million Years After Big Bang
Scientists have confirmed the most distant supernova ever observed, exploding just 730 million years after the Big Bang. Detected through a powerful gamma-ray burst and later verified by the James Webb Space Telescope, the event offers a rare glimpse of the deaths of the universe’s first stars during the era of reionisation and challenges expecta...
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Scientists Find Dinosaur Covered In Hollow Porcupine-Like Spikes Likely Used For Defence
During the Early Cretaceous, when H dongi lived, small carnivorous dinosaurs were also found in ancient China.
-
2,000-Year-Old Tamil-Brahmi Inscriptions Found In Egypt's Valley Of The Kings Reveal Travel Links
The linguistic diversity suggests that people from different parts of the Indian subcontinent travelled to Egypt between the 1st and 3rd centuries AD, likely for trade in spices and other valuable goods.
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Venus May Hide a Vast Underground Tunnel Formed by Ancient Volcanic Eruptions, Scientists Say
Scientists analysing NASA’s Magellan radar data have identified signs of a vast underground lava tunnel on Venus. If confirmed, it would be only the second such structure found on the planet, challenging the belief that Venus is geologically inactive and opening new possibilities for studying its volcanic past.
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Discovery Of Ancient Beach On Mars Provides Clues To Planet's Past Life
The findings suggest that calm lake conditions existed earlier than previously thought.
-
Mass Burial Site In Jordan Offers New Insights Into History's First Major Pandemic
Researchers believe this discovery provides a unique and important opportunity to understand the impact of one of the world's earliest major epidemics.
-
Study Reveals Romans Used Human Faeces As Medicine 1,900 Years Ago
This discovery also shows that substances considered unclean today were once valued as medicinal ingredients in ancient medicine.
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5,000-Year-Old Whale Harpoons Found In Brazil Could Rewrite History Of Ancient Whaling
This discovery sheds new light on understanding the lives and hunting practices of ancient people who lived along the coasts of South America thousands of years ago.
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Scientists Discover 5,200-Year-Old Boat In US Lake, Revealing Details Of Ancient Human Life
Researchers believe that ancient boatbuilders deliberately selected damaged trees or injured them during their growth period to promote the formation of tyloses.
-
9,500 Years Ago, Stone Age Hunter-Gatherers Built Funeral Pyre In Africa
A scientific paper, published in the journal Science Advances, describes a spectacular event that happened about 9,500 years ago in Malawi in south-central Africa, challenging long-held notions about how hunter-gatherers treat their dead.
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JWST Spots Most Distant Supernova Ever, From 730 Million Years After Big Bang
Scientists have confirmed the most distant supernova ever observed, exploding just 730 million years after the Big Bang. Detected through a powerful gamma-ray burst and later verified by the James Webb Space Telescope, the event offers a rare glimpse of the deaths of the universe’s first stars during the era of reionisation and challenges expecta...
