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Science & Nature Young Swahili women photographed in Zanzibar, Tanzania, in 1900. Pictures From History/Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesA rich coastal culture can...

Science & Nature The new findings are certain to rustle up debate. Zhang XiguangWhat do you see in this controversial fossil? The post This fossilized...

Science & Nature Patagorhynchus pascuali represents the first Cretaceous toothed monotreme from the supercontinent Gondwana. The post Ancient Relative of Platypus Lived in South America...

Science & Nature The ancient crater, formally known as ‘le Clot,’ is about 220 m in diameter and 30 m in depth, and is...

When the Mexica people left their ancestral land of Aztlán in search of a new home, they were following orders from the sun god Huitzilopochtli. In 1325, the god’s prophecy brought them to a salty swamp at the lowest dip of the Valley of Mexico. “Among the reeds and bushes they spotted an eagle perched

HomeNewsLifes-little-mysteriesThe Pyramid of Khafre, named after the pharaoh Khafre (who reigned circa 2520 B.C. to 2494 B.C.), has casing stones leftover around its peak...

A mastodon with an arrow pointing to the trajectory of the spear. Center for the Study of the First Americans, Texas A&M UniversityA...