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Brazil firefighters race to contain wetland blazes
A tractor cuts a firebreak through the vegetation of the Pantanal, the world's biggest tropical wetlands, as firefighters race to contain the blazes that have been devastating one of the...
Air Force will allow women to wear pants with mess dress uniform
The Air Force announced Thursday that it will now allow women to wear pants with their mess dress uniform.
Docuseries 'Enslaved' with Samuel L. Jackson to premiere Sept. 14
Epix has announced that six-part docuseries "Enslaved," which will cover the transatlantic slave trade and feature Samuel L. Jackson, will premiere on Sept. 14 at 10 p.m. EDT.
When mammals ate dinosaurs
The cervical rib of a long-necked dinosaur from northwest China provides the oldest known evidence to date that early mammals fed on dinosaur meat around 160 million years ago. A...
Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively 'deeply' sorry for plantation wedding
Ryan Reynolds said he and Blake Lively are "deeply" sorry for holding their 2012 wedding at Boone Hall in South Carolina.
Watch: Man solves six Rubik's cubes underwater for Guinness record
An Indian man broke a Guinness World Record when he solved six Rubik's cubes in 2.17 minutes -- while completely submerged underwater.
Watch: Snake slithers into truck parked in New Mexico woman's driveway
A New Mexico woman who arrived home to find a large snake in her driveway called authorities for help when the reptile slithered up into the wheel well of her...
Ancient carved shell llama offering found in lake Titicaca
A llama carved from a spondylus shell and a cylindrical laminated gold foil object were the contents of a carved stone box -- an offering -- found at the bottom...
Egypt invites Musk after 'aliens built pyramids' tweet
Egypt has invited Elon Musk to visit its famed pyramids after the SpaceX and Tesla founder posted a satirical tweet stating that clearly extra-terrestrials had built the giant monuments.
Making the most of a tree epidemic
A large portion of North America's 8.7 billion ash trees are now infested by a beetle called the emerald ash borer.
How textiles undergo fossilization via mineralization
A team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in France has solved the mystery of how textiles fossilize via mineralization. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy...
New analysis of records shows serious and traumatising violence suffered by women during Irish Civil War
Women were killed by guns and bombs, were the victims of sexual assault and had their hair forcibly shorn during the Irish Civil War, new analysis of documents shows.
Malignant bone cancer found in ancient dinosaur fossil, a first
For the first time, scientists have diagnosed a dinosaur with osteosarcoma, an aggressive, malignant bone cancer.
Can the field of archaeology "pass the spade" to locals to manage cultural heritage?
The separation of physical from intellectual work on archaeological sites has persisted throughout the nearly 200 years of archaeological fieldwork in the Middle East, according to Allison Mickel, a professor...
Ontarian who found ancient spearhead thrilled to hold 'a piece of history' in his hands
A spear tip discovered near Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., may be thousands of years old, but the man who found it says it "looks like it was made yesterday."
WWE Raw: Shane McMahon returns with Raw Underground
Shane McMahon returned to WWE on Raw to introduce a new segment on the show, titled Raw Underground.
How these weird round rocks came to be on Canada's Arctic shoreline
They’re neither dinosaur eggs nor giant’s playthings. They’re the result of millions of years of natural phenomena.
How Do Scientists Determine the Ages of Human Ancestors, Fossilized Dinosaurs and Other Organisms?
Experts explain how radiometric dating allows them to reconstruct ancient time lines -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
First cancer diagnosed in dinosaur fossil hints at communal life
Canadian researchers who included specialists from surgeons to paleontologists have identified what they say is the first known cancer in a dinosaur.
Raiders trade former second-round pick P.J. Hall to Vikings
The Las Vegas Raiders traded defensive lineman and former second-round draft pick P.J. Hall to the Minnesota Vikings for a conditional 2021 draft selection.
A submerged Inca offering hints at Lake Titicaca’s sacred role
A stone box fished out of Lake Titicaca contains tiny items that add an intriguing twist to what’s known about the Inca empire’s religious practices and supernatural beliefs about the massive lake. Divers...
Ancient shell llama offering found in lake Titicaca
A llama carved from a spondylus shell and a cylindrical laminated gold foil object were the contents of a carved stone box—an offering—found at the bottom of Lake Titicaca, according...
World's 'smallest dinosaur' actually a lizard, study retraction says
New research suggests an ancient skull found inside 99-million-year-old amber belonged to a lizard, not the "world's smallest dinosaur," as scientists claimed earlier this year.
Malignant cancer diagnosed in a dinosaur for the first time
A collaboration led by the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) and McMaster University has led to the discovery and diagnosis of an aggressive malignant bone cancer—an osteosarcoma—for the first time ever...
Oriole bird hybridization is a dead end
A half-century of controversy over two popular bird species may have finally come to an end. In one corner: the Bullock's Oriole, found in the western half of North America....
Treasure hunters find $130,000 worth of silver coins behind British pub
A team of treasure hunters using metal detectors in a field behind a British pub discovered an estimated $130,000 worth of coins dating from the 15th to 17th centuries.
Nearly 30 dead in militant attack at Afghan prison
Nearly 30 people were killed and 50 injured when militants attacked a prison in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, leading to an 18-hour battle. Hundreds of prisoners escaped, but most were recaptured.
Oriole hybridization is a dead end: study
A half-century of controversy over two popular bird species may have finally come to an end. In one corner: the Bullock's Oriole, found in the western half of North America....