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Seahawks cut CB Kemah Siverand for trying to sneak woman into team hotel
The Seattle Seahawks released rookie cornerback Kemah Siverand earlier this week after he was caught attempting to sneak a female visitor into the team's hotel.
All-Pro TE Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs agree to 4-year contract extension
The Kansas City Chiefs and five-time Pro Bowl tight end Travis Kelce have reached an agreement on a multiyear contract extension.
ACS 2021 national award winners
With the exception of Arthur C. Cope Scholars, recipients will be honored at the ACS 2021 Spring National Meeting
Watch 'Fugitive' director Andrew Davis live on the Ultimate Summer Movie Showdown
Week 14: Times readers chose 'The Fugitive,' directed by Andrew Davis, as their favorite in the Ultimate Summer Movie Showdown.
Fire and grass-bedding construction 200 thousand years ago at Border Cave, South Africa
Early plant use is seldom described in the archaeological record because of poor preservation. We report the discovery of grass bedding used to create comfortable areas for sleeping and working...
The oldest known grass beds from 200,000 years ago included insect repellents
People living in southern Africa around 200,000 years ago not only slept on grass bedding but occasionally burned it, apparently to keep from going buggy. Remnants of the oldest known grass bedding, discovered...
Ancient genomes suggest woolly rhinos went extinct due to climate change, not overhunting
Although overhunting led to the demise of some prehistoric megafauna after the last ice age, a new study found that the extinction of the woolly rhinoceros may have been caused...
This triceratops cousin suffered from osteosarcoma, just like many humans do
A bone found 30 years ago holds the secrets of dinosaur cancer. (Danielle Dufault, Royal Ontario Museum/)Cancer follows a fairly standard protocol: Cells multiply out of control until they take over key organs...
Climate change, not hunters, may have killed off woolly rhinos
Rather than getting wiped out by Ice Age hunters, woolly rhinos charged to extinction in Siberia around 14,000 years ago when the climate turned warm and wet, a study of ancient DNA...
Ancient genomes suggest woolly rhinos went extinct due to climate change, not overhunting
The extinction of prehistoric megafauna like the woolly mammoth, cave lion, and woolly rhinoceros at the end of the last ice age has often been attributed to the spread of...
429-million-year-old eye provides a view of trilobite life
The internal structure of a 429-million-year-old fossilized trilobite eye is almost identical to that of modern bees, according to a study published in Scientific Reports. The findings suggest that the...
Boxgrove: How we found Europe's oldest bone tools, and what we learned about their makers
Boxgrove in Sussex, England, is an iconic, old stone age site. This is where the oldest human remains in Britain have been discovered—fossils of Homo heidelbergensis. Part of an exceptionally...
Cheesemaking in Nepal under threat unless pastoralist traditions are revived
Nepal's Langtang Valley is known for many things, from its remarkable Himalayan landscapes, to its status as the origin of the country's beloved yak cheese. Cheesemaking, which has a unique...
From cave art to climate chaos: How a new carbon dating timeline is changing our view of history
Geological and archeological records offer important insights into what seems to be an increasingly uncertain future.
WWE NXT: Keith Lee hit with a fireball from Karrion Kross
NXT Champion Keith Lee was hit by a fireball courtesy of the sinister Karrion Kross on WWE NXT.
Thai scientists catch bats to trace virus origins
Researchers in Thailand have been trekking though the countryside to catch bats in their caves in an effort to trace the murky origins of the coronavirus.
The oldest known cremation in the Near East dates to 7000 BC
Ancient people in the Near East had begun the practice of intentionally cremating their dead by the beginning of the 7th millennium BC, according to a new study.
Prosecutors request to revoke bail for man who posed as CIA agent
Prosecutors have requested that bail be revoked for a man who pleaded guilty to posing as a CIA agent, alleging he has since continued a similar scheme.
Dallas Cowboys to sign former Pro Bowl DE Everson Griffen
The Dallas Cowboys are signing former Minnesota Vikings Pro Bowl defensive end Everson Griffen.
Column: The COVID-19 pandemic shows that it's time for a new New Deal. Here's a blueprint
A new New Deal would correct America's 50-year decline and fix the COVID-19 pandemic, too.
In Photos: Moments from Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's career
Actor and wrestler Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson was recently named the highest paid actor in Hollywood. Here's a look back at his career through the years.
Passenger train derailment in Scotland kills 3
A passenger train derailment in Aberdeenshire, near Scotland's coast, Wednesday morning killed three people, including the train's driver.
The oldest known cremation in the near east dates to 7000 BC
Ancient people in the Near East had begun the practice of intentionally cremating their dead by the beginning of the 7th millennium BC, according to a study published August 12,...
Beirut's port partially opens, thousands remain homeless
Beirut's port partially reopened Wednesday as officials and residents continued to recover from last week's devastating blasts that killed hundreds and left thousands homeless in Lebanon's capital city.
New species of dinosaur discovered on Isle of Wight
A new study by palaeontologists suggests four bones recently found on the Isle of Wight belong to new species of theropod dinosaur, the group that includes Tyrannosaurus rex and modern-day...
Australian Indigenous banana cultivation found to go back over 2,000 years
Archaeologists have found the earliest evidence of Indigenous communities cultivating bananas in Australia. The evidence of cultivation and plant management dates back 2,145 years and was found at Wagadagam on...
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Skip the trying on and go straight to rocking that outfit. (Godisable Jacob / Pexels/)As a lazy homebody, I shop for almost everything online—except clothes. Call me old-fashioned, but I prefer to go...
Australian Indigenous banana cultivation found to go back over 2,000 years
Archaeologists at The Australian National University (ANU) have found the earliest evidence of Indigenous communities cultivating bananas in Australia.