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Archaeologists believe they have found the key to unlocking a mystery almost as old as the Great Pyramid itself: Who built...
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Hawking urges Moon landing to ‘elevate humanity’
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Ancient Cave in China Filled With 45,000-Year-Old Stone Tools
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Mars’ Two-Faces and Moons Could Result from an Early Cataclysmic Impact
Mars experienced a single colossal impact during its first 130 million years, the equivalent to the largest body in the today’s asteroid belt slamming...
Pluto Should Be a Planet After All
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The Greeks really do have near-mythical origins, ancient DNA reveals
By Ann Gibbons
Ever since the days of Homer, Greeks have long idealized their Mycenaean “ancestors” in epic poems and classic tragedies that glorify the...
Castle of the Sealand kings: Discovering ancient Iraq’s rebel rulers
The Kings of the Sealand sound like they come straight out of a fantasy novel but it’s the name given to a royal dynasty...
Ancient writing in Turkey dates back to 2000 BC
Clay tablets dating back 4,000 years show the beginnings of writing and literacy in ancient Anatolia, in the middle of modern-day Turkey, according to...
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