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The saying that “all roads lead to Rome” may be famous, but a new study finds it’s far from true. Extensive new research of the Roman…

Paleontologists have identified the first confirmed remains of Diplodocus — “Dippy,” for short — outside the western U.S., revealing that the iconic long-necked dinosaur reached what…

QUICK FACTSWhere is it? Lake Pueyrredón and Lake Posadas, Argentina [-47.41961002, -71.87622200]What’s in the photo? The point where two different-colored lakes meetWho took the photo? An…

Climate change is often discussed in terms of rising temperatures, extreme weather and environmental loss. But there’s another consequence that can be harder to see: The…

A volcanic eruption 22 million years ago froze a snapshot of the Andes in their youth, revealing a slow-and-steady formation of this formidable mountain range.The eruption,…

Scientists have a new view of the ground under Los Angeles, and it’s a bit shaky.The 3D model of the Los Angeles basin shows that downtown…

This brass head depicts an “oba,” or ruler of the Kingdom of Benin.(Image credit: Cleveland Museum of Art (Public Domain))Quick factsName: Ancestral commemorative headWhat it is:…

In women’s reproductive years, their brains are exposed to high levels of sex hormones, and their neurons may come to depend on those hormones to function…

With fall now upon us, many of us will be dusting off our binoculars and telescopes ready for the longer nights this season brings. Earlier sunsets…

Quick factsWhat it is: The nebula LHA 120-N44Where it is: 160,000 light-years away, in the constellation DoradoWhen it was shared: Sept. 3, 2026It looks like a…