Before the Taqba Dam impounded the Euphrates River in northern Syria in the 1970s, an archaeological site known …
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Organic compounds called thiophenes are found on Earth in coal, crude oil, and oddly enough, in white truffles, …
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Archaeology
Smallest Homo Erectus Cranium in Africa and Diverse Stone Tools Found
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesAn international research team, led by scientists from the U.S. and Spain, including a University of Michigan geologist, …
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As early as the Stone Age, mankind started to develop a complex culture. This was triggered by interactions …
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Space
Student Finds 17 New Planets, Including Potentially Habitable, Earth-Sized World
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesUniversity of British Columbia astronomy student Michelle Kunimoto has discovered 17 new planets, including a potentially habitable, Earth-sized …
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A little over a year after landing, China’s spacecraft Chang’e-4 is continuing to unveil secrets from the far …
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Space
Exoplanet With 18-Hour Orbit Around Its Sun on Edge of Destruction
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesAstronomers have observed an exoplanet orbiting a star in just over 18 hours, the shortest orbital period ever …
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Humans
Earliest Interbreeding Event Between Ancient Human Populations Discovered
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesFor three years, anthropologist Alan Rogers has attempted to solve an evolutionary puzzle, which seems to be the …
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The precursor of our planet, the proto-Earth, formed within a time span of approximately 5 million years, shows …
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Archaeologists Find Lost City That May Have Conquered the Kingdom of Midas
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesArchaeologists from the Oriental Institute have discovered a lost ancient kingdom dating from 1400 B.C. to 600 B.C., …