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New research shows that the rise of Sumer was deeply tied to the tidal and sedimentary dynamics of ancient Mesopotamia. Early ...

For decades, Paranthropus robustus has intrigued scientists as a powerful, big-jawed cousin of early humans. Now, thanks to ancient protein analysis, researchers have cracked open new secrets hidden ...

From the day the Black Death starts to ravage humanity in 1347, there will be speculation about what it is. It will take ...

In Guinness World Records, you'll find the shortest, tallest and fastest. Behind the spectacle is an auditing system so ...

When the first drops of whiskey were distilled in medieval Ireland, a silent helper stood nearby. Furred, four-legged, and always ready to deal with ...

There are few things more characteristic of the Trump regime than cruelty, often gratuitous cruelty, Shoemaker says.

Human evolution is a story writ slow. It’s been about 3.8 billion years since life on Earth emerged and steadily began to ...

The Age of Disclosure,' Dan Farah's buzzy SXSW documentary about non-human intelligent life, will premiere in theaters and on ...

Blue Origin is targeting liftoff on the morning of Wednesday, Oct. 8, from its Texas facility. Blue Origin will provide a webcast of the launch beginning about 30 minutes ahead of the scheduled ...