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How And When Did Humans Populate The Americas? Redating Of Vital Site Reopens Debate – AgainThe archaeological site of Monte Verde and Chinchihuapi Creek in Chile.

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How And When Did Humans Populate The Americas? Redating Of Vital Site Reopens Debate – AgainThe archaeological site of Monte Verde and Chinchihuapi Creek in Chile.
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How And When Did Humans Populate The Americas? Redating Of Vital Site Reopens Debate – Again

clock-iconMarch 23, 2026

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What Was Motherhood Like For Homo Erectus Females?Artist's impression of Homo erectus

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What Was Motherhood Like For Homo Erectus Females?Artist's impression of Homo erectus
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What Was Motherhood Like For Homo Erectus Females?

clock-iconMarch 23, 2026

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How Our Ancestors Out-Organized Neanderthals In Their HomesA photo showing a large cave complex with some arches exposed to sunlight. The ground is covered in gravel and stones.

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How Our Ancestors Out-Organized Neanderthals In Their HomesA photo showing a large cave complex with some arches exposed to sunlight. The ground is covered in gravel and stones.
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How Our Ancestors Out-Organized Neanderthals In Their Homes

clock-iconMarch 22, 2026

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In 1940, A Dog Investigated A Hole In A Tree And Uncovered A Vast Cave Filled With Ancient Human ArtA natural cave entrance.

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In 1940, A Dog Investigated A Hole In A Tree And Uncovered A Vast Cave Filled With Ancient Human ArtA natural cave entrance.
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In 1940, A Dog Investigated A Hole In A Tree And Uncovered A Vast Cave Filled With Ancient Human Art

clock-iconMarch 21, 2026

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Even 3-Meter-Long Bull Sharks Can Have Best Friends, Scientists Think Earth's First Mass Extinction Has Been Hidden In Plain Sight, And Much More This WeekA mashup of all the headers from the biggest stories this week with the dates

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Even 3-Meter-Long Bull Sharks Can Have Best Friends, Scientists Think Earth's First Mass Extinction Has Been Hidden In Plain Sight, And Much More This WeekA mashup of all the headers from the biggest stories this week with the dates
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Even 3-Meter-Long Bull Sharks Can Have Best Friends, Scientists Think Earth's First Mass Extinction Has Been Hidden In Plain Sight, And Much More This Week

clock-iconMarch 21, 2026

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Where Camels Fear To Go: 200 Skeletons Were Discovered At A Prehistoric Cemetery In The Sahara DesertAerial view of the Gobero archaeological site in Central Niger, Africa.

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Where Camels Fear To Go: 200 Skeletons Were Discovered At A Prehistoric Cemetery In The Sahara DesertAerial view of the Gobero archaeological site in Central Niger, Africa.
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Where Camels Fear To Go: 200 Skeletons Were Discovered At A Prehistoric Cemetery In The Sahara Desert

clock-iconMarch 21, 2026

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2,000-Year-Old Sling Bullet Discovered Inscribed With Sarcastic Warning To Enemy: “Learn Your Lesson!”2,000 year old lead bullets inscibed with the Greek for LEARN

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2,000-Year-Old Sling Bullet Discovered Inscribed With Sarcastic Warning To Enemy: “Learn Your Lesson!”2,000 year old lead bullets inscibed with the Greek for LEARN
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2,000-Year-Old Sling Bullet Discovered Inscribed With Sarcastic Warning To Enemy: “Learn Your Lesson!”

clock-iconMarch 20, 2026

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Romans May Have Used Machine Gun-Like "Repeating Dart Thrower” At Pompeii SiegePompeii wall with artillery markings

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Romans May Have Used Machine Gun-Like "Repeating Dart Thrower” At Pompeii SiegePompeii wall with artillery markings
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Romans May Have Used Machine Gun-Like "Repeating Dart Thrower” At Pompeii Siege

clock-iconMarch 20, 2026

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A Lost Page Of Archimedes's Work Has Just Been Found – And It Was A Complete SurpriseA double-page spread of the Archimedes Palimpsest.

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A Lost Page Of Archimedes's Work Has Just Been Found – And It Was A Complete SurpriseA double-page spread of the Archimedes Palimpsest.
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A Lost Page Of Archimedes's Work Has Just Been Found – And It Was A Complete Surprise

clock-iconMarch 19, 2026

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Humans Have Independently Invented Writing More Than Once, And Generally For The Same PurposeAncient Sumerian cuneiform script carved into a clay tablet.

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Humans Have Independently Invented Writing More Than Once, And Generally For The Same PurposeAncient Sumerian cuneiform script carved into a clay tablet.
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Humans Have Independently Invented Writing More Than Once, And Generally For The Same Purpose

clock-iconMarch 19, 2026

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How Did Humans Take Over The Planet?A partial photo of the planet taken from space. It shows the sun just peaking over the horizon of the Earth which is framed in the lower half of the image.

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How Did Humans Take Over The Planet?A partial photo of the planet taken from space. It shows the sun just peaking over the horizon of the Earth which is framed in the lower half of the image.
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How Did Humans Take Over The Planet?

clock-iconMarch 19, 2026

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The Earliest Human Species Might Not Be Human After AllHomo habilis skull

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The Earliest Human Species Might Not Be Human After AllHomo habilis skull
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The Earliest Human Species Might Not Be Human After All

clock-iconMarch 19, 2026

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15,000-Year-Old Clay Beads Made By Adults And Children May Reveal The Origins Of AgricultureA butterfly clay bead from the Final Natufian period in Eynan-Mallaha (Upper Jordan Valley), colored red with ochre and marked with the fingerprints of the child

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15,000-Year-Old Clay Beads Made By Adults And Children May Reveal The Origins Of AgricultureA butterfly clay bead from the Final Natufian period in Eynan-Mallaha (Upper Jordan Valley), colored red with ochre and marked with the fingerprints of the child
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15,000-Year-Old Clay Beads Made By Adults And Children May Reveal The Origins Of Agriculture

clock-iconMarch 18, 2026

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Neanderthals May Have Used Birch Tar As An Antibiotic To Prevent InfectionsBirch trees

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Neanderthals May Have Used Birch Tar As An Antibiotic To Prevent InfectionsBirch trees
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Neanderthals May Have Used Birch Tar As An Antibiotic To Prevent Infections

clock-iconMarch 18, 2026

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"It's A Difficult Question": Why Researchers Are Divided Over The Age And Ancestry Of These Ancient Chinese SkullsThe two fossilized skulls recovered from Yunxian in the late 1980s and early 1990s, along with a reconstruction made in 2025.

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"It's A Difficult Question": Why Researchers Are Divided Over The Age And Ancestry Of These Ancient Chinese SkullsThe two fossilized skulls recovered from Yunxian in the late 1980s and early 1990s, along with a reconstruction made in 2025.
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"It's A Difficult Question": Why Researchers Are Divided Over The Age And Ancestry Of These Ancient Chinese Skulls

clock-iconMarch 18, 2026