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While analyzing hundreds of Neanderthal bone fragments from a cave in Belgium, archaeologists discovered a horrifying secret: Six Neanderthals had been cannibalized 45,000 years ago, and…

Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered 225 shabtis — figurines meant to act as servants for the deceased in the afterlife — that belonged to the pharaoh…

Just over 40% of Americans are obese based on their BMIs, and that number has been on the rise since the mid-1970s. But a few new…

Scientists have developed a foundational architecture for next-generation optical computing — using light rather than electricity to power chips — that could revolutionize how artificial intelligence…

QUICK FACTSName: Pectoral with coinsWhat it is: A necklace made from gold coinsWhere it is from: Egypt via Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul)When it was made: Between 539…

If you’ve ever seen a litter of kittens, you may know that many of them barely look related. With coats ranging from black to white, tortoiseshell…

QUICK FACTSMilestone: Fossil “Lucy” discoveredWhen: Nov. 24, 1974Where: Hadar, EthiopiaWho: Anthropologists Donald Johanson and Tom GrayMore than 50 years ago, two anthropologists were digging in Hadar,…

Vultures are often portrayed as an ominous sign of imminent death, circling high above as they wait for an injured individual below to die. But in…

NASA’s Perseverance rover has discovered a highly unusual rock lying on the surface of Mars. The lumpy boulder, which has a metal-rich composition, is most likely…

QUICK FACTSWhat it is: A ‘cosmic ring’ — an expanding gas bubble of ionized carbon.Where it is: 4,500 light-years away in the constellation Cygnus (the swan).When…