Unusual burials of Celtic 'warriors' discovered in France point to violent deaths
Archaeologists have unearthed several human skeletons from the Late Iron Age near a primary school in Dijon, France. (I...
A not-so-equal equinox: Why day beats night on the 1st day of spring
Click for next article Sunset through Houghton Lake Flats Gazebo, Michigan, U.S. (Image credit: Wiltser via Getty Image...
New Spider Mimics ‘The Last of Us’ Zombie Fungus Cordyceps
A newly discovered species of spider in the Ecuadorean Amazon mimics a pathogen, known as a zombie fungus, to protect it...
Question over lack of prosecution after fish die
Question over lack of prosecution after fish die52 minutes agoShareSavePhil ShepkaCambridgeshire political reporterShare...
Taxpayers to fund clear-up of huge illegal waste dumps
Taxpayers to fund clear-up of huge illegal waste dumps 12 minutes agoShareSaveMalcolm Prior,Rural affairs producerandJen...
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These cotton candy exoplanets hide behind a haze even the James Webb Space Telescope can't penetrate
Click for next article An artist's impression of the Kepler-51 system. (Image credit: NASA/ESA/L. Hustak, J. Olmsted, D...
'A great relief!' Europe's Proba-3 solar-eclipse satellite phones home after a month of silence
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Earthshine will reveal the moon's hidden face this week — here's how to see it
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Should compulsive shopping and gaming be considered an addiction? Psychiatrists are considering expanding the definition.
The psychiatry "bible" currently lists gambling addiction as the only behavioral addiction. But could that change in fu...
First Americans: How much do you know about the first people to reach the Americas?
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Monte Verde, one of the earliest Indigenous sites in South America, is much younger than thought, study claims. But others call it 'egregiously poor geological work.'
A view of the Monte Verde archaeological site along the Chinchihuapi Creek in Chile, which was taken in 2012. (Image cr...