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National Museum of Natural History via University of New Hampshire When land plants were still the relatively new kids on the evolutionary block and the world’s tallest trees reached only a few ...

Population of ancient Greece, Men weighing merchandise, side B of an Attic black-figure amphora. Credit: Marie-Lan Nguyen Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.5 Estimating the population of ancient Greece is a ...

Altadena’s 104-year holiday lighting tradition known as Christmas Tree Lane escaped damage from the fire despite a torrent of embers coming down on its historic deodar cedars. • Fierce Santa ...

Lake sediments from Germany also hint at drastically reduced sunlight around this time, while tree rings from Germany and the United States suggest several incidents of frost during growth seasons.

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The three-dimensional shape of a protein can be used to resolve deep, ancient evolutionary relationships in the tree of life, according to a study in Nature Communications. It is the first time ...

Charred by the flames of a funeral pyre, the Derveni Papyrus has proved to be a fascinating—and confounding—artifact Teresa Nowakowski Daily Correspondent The Derveni Papyrus, named for the ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Excavations at Kurd Qaburstan in Iraq have uncovered significant Middle Bronze Age artifacts, including clay tablets, a game board, and structural remains. These ...