Some 9,700 years ago, on an autumn day, a group of people were camping on the west coast …
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Science Unmasked
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From the remains of nearly 100 ancient individuals found in a Stone Age community, we have reconstructed two …
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Archaeology
Who Lived at Machu Picchu? DNA Analysis Shows Surprising Diversity at the Ancient Inca Palace
by Troy OakesStanding atop the mountains in the southern highlands of Peru is the 15th-century marvel of the Inca empire, …
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Archaeology
Who Owned This Stone Age Jewelry? New DNA Forensic Tools Offer an Unprecedented Answer
by Troy OakesAn international team of researchers has recovered DNA from the owner of a deer-tooth pendant jewelry that was …
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Archaeology
Extinct Elephant Birds Were 3 Meters Tall and Weighed 700kg. Now, DNA From Fossil Eggshells Reveals How They Lived
by Troy OakesMadagascar’s extinct elephant birds — the largest birds ever to have lived — have captured the public’s interest …
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At the icy northern tip of Greenland, far into the Artic Circle, a deep bed of sediment beneath …
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Is there higher level intelligence in the 3 billion DNA codes? Who programmed our DNA? Human DNA contains …
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Environment
Building Blocks of RNA and DNA Could Have Appeared Together Before Life Began on Earth
by Troy OakesScientists for the first time have found strong evidence that RNA and DNA could have arisen from the …
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Less known than Attila’s Huns, the Avars were their more successful successors. They ruled much of Central and …
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MysteriesEditor's Pick
Is There Higher Level Intelligence in the 3 Billion DNA Codes?
by Just StrangeHuman DNA contains tremendously complex codes and is one of the greatest mysteries faced by modern science. So …