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Skull unearthed in China matches that of 'Dragon Man', scientists say
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (931+ words) The discovery significantly shifts the timeline for species such as our own, Homo sapiens, and Homo neanderthalensis A badly crushed cranium unearthed decades ago from a riverbank in central China that once defied classification is now shaking up the human…...
Kissing is an 'evolutionary conundrum.' Scientists just mapped its unexpected origins
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (696+ words) A new study that examines how kissing evolved suggests that ape ancestors and early humans, like Neanderthals, probably locked lips with their friends and sexual partners. The behavior may date back 21 million years. Humanity's earliest kisses were recorded 4,500 years ago…...
Genetic clues may be hiding in Leonardo da Vinci's artwork
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (1714+ words) Artist, inventor and anatomist Leonardo da Vinci was the definition of a Renaissance man — and scientists are aiming to unlock the secrets of his genius on a genetic level. But there’s just one wrinkle: More than 500 years after his death…...
Mystery foot fossil may shake up human family tree
9+ mon, 4+ day ago (999+ words) Scientists say they have solved the mystery of the Burtele foot, a set of 3.4 million-year-old bones found in Ethiopia in 2009. The fossils, along with others unearthed more recently, have now been linked to a little-known species that was a contemporary…...
‘Hell heron’: Paleontologists discover odd new dinosaur species with giant head crest
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (639+ words) A fossilized skull and jawbones found in Niger belonged to a creature that had a large, bony crest atop its head and lived some 95 million years ago. Named Spinosaurus mirabilis, it is the first species of Spinosaurus to be identified…...
A new discovery at Easter Island could rewrite history as we know it
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (248+ words) Located 2,360 miles off the coast of Chile—which annexed the country back in 1888—Rapa Nui is one of the most isolated places in the world. Its native people, who are also named the Rapa Nui, first arrived on the island’s…...
1,600-year-old Egyptian mummy stuns archaeologists in first-of-its-kind discovery
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (537+ words) Archaeologists working at the ancient city of Oxyrhynchus in Egypt have unearthed a mummy with a passage from Homer’s “Iliad” stuck to its abdomen, in a first-of-its-kind discovery. While other mummies in the area have been found with sealed packages containing…...
Archaeologists lift the lid on a 1,700-year-old Roman sarcophagus
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (599+ words) A remarkably well-preserved Roman sarcophagus has been unearthed in Hungary’s capital, offering a rare window into the life of the young woman inside and the world she inhabited around 1,700 years ago. Archaeologists with the Budapest History Museum discovered the limestone…...
The Grand Egyptian Museum showcasing 50,000 artifacts is finally opening
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (858+ words) After two decades of anticipation and countless delays, the Grand Egyptian Museum is finally having its grand reveal. The museum, which is set to officially open Saturday, highlights Egypt's ancient civilization and is a centerpiece of the government’s drive to…...
Hungary grave-digging contest brings out competitors
1+ week, 11+ hour ago (192+ words) Like death itself, this was no joke. A grave-digging contest in a Hungarian cemetery may sound like the opening line of a comedy sketch. It proved to be anything but, as 38 competitors grabbed picks and shovels on Saturday. The Hungarian…...