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Fossilized bones and teeth dating to 773,000 years ago unearthed in a Moroccan cave are providing a deeper understanding of ...

DNA analysis shows strong ties to Early Bronze Age Sicily, with little influence from the eastern Mediterranean. There’s also ...

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In his new National Geographic series Pole to Pole, the actor ventures deep into the Amazon in search of creatures whose ...

Born at just 22 weeks, this baby beat 5% survival odds to prove the doctors wrong!

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Aside from drawing more tourists, not much has changed at South Dakota ’s above-ground attractions such as Badlands National Park or Mount Rushmore. But in the state’s Black Hills National Forest, ...

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Until now, scientists believed that Mars’ skylights – pits in the surface of mars – were formed by volcanic activity. But ...

Across India, ancient architecture continues to offer clues about early engineering, metallurgy, and scientific thought.

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