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The Clock is a universally recognized indicator of the world’s vulnerability to global human-made catastrophes.

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The mummies tested in the study spanned almost the entire history of ancient Egypt, ranging from 2000 BCE to 295 CE. On the whole, the researchers found that mummies from the same historical period ...

I n September 1985, two brothers and a friend looking for sea urchins in southern Corsica, France, discovered a massive hoard ...

The only older evidence we have for the use of wood is the astonishing discovery of interlocking logs for a protective ...

For UK experts, the news was unsurprising, but no less disappointing for that.

The organization said the CDC's recommendations "no longer offer the optimal way to prevent illnesses in children." ...

This is puny compared to other big dogs in the game: Everest at 8,849 meters (29,032 feet) above sea level and K2 at 8,611 ...

This cosmic question mark, seen in 2024, is courtesy of galaxy cluster MACS-J0417.5-1154, which is so massive that it is ...

It's only two letters long, it's probably the most widely-recognized word in the world, and technically, we don't fully know ...

The San hunter-gatherers of Southern Africa are among the most prolific rock artists on the planet, having produced huge numbers of paintings at sites across multiple countries. M ...