More than a million years ago, early human relatives crossed an enormous sea to reach the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. The ...

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The 'phantom time' conspiracy theory claims we're missing 300 years of human history and we're actually living in the 1700s ...

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New research shows that the rise of Sumer was deeply tied to the tidal and sedimentary dynamics of ancient Mesopotamia. Early ...

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Archaeologists have studied how astronauts use the International Space Station to improve its potential future successors.

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When the first drops of whiskey were distilled in medieval Ireland, a silent helper stood nearby. Furred, four-legged, and always ready to deal with ...