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Tomb Found Under Torture Mural
The tomb of a headless Maya man has been discovered beneath an ancient chamber famously painted with scenes of torture.
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Stolen Sarcophagus Heads Home
Confiscated in Miami, a brightly painted, 3,000-year-old sarcophagus was handed over to Egypt's antiquities chief, Zahi Hawass, on Wednesday. Video.
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Ancient Corpses Ritually Dug Up, Torn Apart, Reburied
For 4,500 years in what is now Mexico, decomposing bodies were pulled apart and reburied, according to what may be the first evidence for ritual "double burials."
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Prehistoric "Snowball Earth" Confirmed
But volcanoes would've made Earth more mud ball than snowball, scientists say.
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News Blog: Asteroid Terminated Dino Era in Days
An asteroid impact with the power of a million nuclear bombs ended the 160 million-year reign of the dinosaurs within days, new data confirms.
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Liberals Are More Evolved?
Evolution may have resulted in smarter people being inclined to nontraditional values, a new study suggests.
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Dinosaurs Even Older Than Thought
A dog-size, four-legged dinosaur relative found in Tanzania pushes back the origin of dinosaurs by at least ten million years, a new study says.
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Snake Caught Attacking Dinosaur—First Fossil Proof
Entombed at the point of attack, a fossil serpent and sauropod are the first solid proof that snakes once ate dinosaurs, a new study says.
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Pictures: Snake vs. Dinosaur in New Fossil Find
See the first proof that snakes ate dinosaurs—a first-ever fossil dinosaur-nest scene showing a serpent at the moment of attack.
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"Vampire of Venice" Unmasked: Plague Victim & Witch?
A "vampire" unearthed in a mass grave near Venice was unusually old for the Middle Ages, suggesting she may also have been accused of being a witch, according to new research that includes a reconstruction of the medieval woman.
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Horned Crocodile Ate Early Humans?
A newfound species of fossil crocodile that reached 19 feet long attacked early humans more than a million years ago, a new study says.
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Huge New Dinosaur Found via "Mind-boggling" Skulls
Four 105-million-year-old dinosaur skulls with surprisingly tiny teeth may give scientists a head start on understanding the biggest animals ever to walk the Earth, a new study says.
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Pictures: Shipwreck Discovery Yields Ancient Treasure
The discovery of a 3,000-year-old shipwreck—complete with gold jewelry and raw materials to make bronze—suggests prehistoric Britain had international trade links.
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Primitive Humans Conquered Sea, Surprising Finds Suggest
Prehistoric axes found on a Greek island show that seafaring existed in the Mediterranean more than a hundred thousand years earlier than thought.
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King Tut Mysteries Solved: Was Disabled, Malarial, Inbred
The "frail boy" needed a cane to walk, had history's earliest genetically proven case of malaria, and was sired by siblings, says a new DNA study of King Tut and relatives.
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See-Through Vision Invented
Scientists have figured out how "see" through thin opaque barriers by unscrambling what little light passes through.
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Saturn Moon Has "Slushy" Insides
Under the brittle, icy crust of Titan lies a surprisingly icy mush, a liquid ocean, and a core of rock and ice, new data suggest.
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New Color-Changing Frog Found
Jungle species changes from a black, yellow-spotted youngster to a peachy, blue-eyed adult, scientists say.
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Death Comes to Bat Ark
A recent attempt to protect bats by isolating them from disease gets off to a tragic start.
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The newest experiment aboard the International Space Station aims to grow plant cells to meet Earth's energy needs.
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