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Want to start your own Jurassic Park? Over 70 animatronic dinosaurs are going up for auction in B.C.
The collection of more than 70 life-size dinosaur replicas has attracted worldwide interest, says auctioneer.
Archaeologists date earliest known occupation of North America
A team led by Newcastle University, UK, used analysis of ancient coprolites—fossilized excrement—to identify that samples from one of the most famous "pre-Clovis" sites at Paisley Caves, in Oregon, north...
New dinosaur discovery in Switzerland fills a gap in evolutionary history of sauropods
Dinosaurs were the dominant group of animals on Earth for over 150 million years. Long-necked, plant-eating sauropods such as Brontosaurus, Diplodocus and Brachiosaurus are probably among the most famous dinosaurs,...
Ancient DNA from Doggerland separates the U.K. from Europe
Thousands of years ago the UK was physically joined to the rest of Europe through an area known as Doggerland. However, a marine inundation took place during the mid-holocene, separating...
As COVID-19 cases climb in the U.S., there are still none in the Marshall Islands
As coronavirus cases climb in the U.S., some Pacific Island nations, including the Marshall Islands, have maintained covid-free status.
WWE NXT: Keith Lee challenges old rival Dominik Dijakovic
North American and NXT Champion Keith Lee called out his old rival Dominik Dijakovic on WWE NXT.
New chemical analyzes: What did Danes and Italians in the Middle Ages have in common?
Chemists have analyzed bones from a Danish and an Italian cemetery, casting light on the lives of nobles and common people in the north and the south of Europe.
Rewriting history: New evidence challenges Euro-centric narrative of early colonization
New research provides evidence that Indigenous people continued to live in southeastern US and actively resist European influence for nearly 150 years after the arrival of Spanish explorers in the...
New evidence challenges Euro-centric narrative of early colonization
In American history, we learn that the arrival of Spanish explorers led by Hernando de Soto in the 1500s was a watershed moment resulting in the collapse of Indigenous tribes...
New Mygatt-Moore quarry research leads to prehistoric climate finds
Top predator dinosaurs like the Allosaurus and Ceratosaurus devouring dinosaur remains isn't all that surprising, but the smaller creatures feasting on dinosaur remains may just give us a more complete...
Hyksos, 15th Dynasty rulers of Ancient Egypt, were an internal takeover
The Hyksos, who ruled during the 15th Dynasty of ancient Egypt, were not foreign invaders, but a group who rose to power from within, according to a study published July...
4-foot prehistoric-looking bird seen at Outer Banks lighthouse is on wrong coast, experts say
Strange things often wash up on North Carolina's Outer Banks, and the National Park Service says the latest example is a big, prehistoric-looking bird that is far outside its natural...
Bed bugs modify microbiome of homes they infest
Bed bug infestations can modify the home microbiome, according to a new study. When bed bugs are eradicated, home microbiomes return to normal.
The presidential cover-up, or how Trump went from shunning to wearing a mask
When President Trump wore a mask in public for the first time during this pandemic, his allies treated it as a political win. It marked a big shift from his...
Walmart shoppers must wear masks beginning Monday
Walmart announced Wednesday that all shoppers must wear a face covering beginning next week.
Watch: Egyptian athlete breaks world record for aerobic step-ups
An Egyptian athlete broke a Guinness World Record when he completed 56 aerobic step-ups in a single 30-second session.
Bed bugs modify microbiome of homes they infest
Homes infested by bed bugs appear to have different bacterial communities—often referred to as microbiomes—than homes without bed bugs, according to a first-of-its-kind study from North Carolina State University. In...
New chemical analyses: What did Danes and Italians in the Middle Ages have in common?
In the 1600s, two private chapels were erected as family burial sites for two noble families. One in the town Svendborg in Denmark, the other in Montella, Italy. They were...
Extinction Rebellion's activists more likely to be new to protesting, study shows
Extinction Rebellion supporters are more likely to be new to protesting than other environmental activists, a new study shows.
Growing up trilobite
If you've ever held a trilobite fossil, seen one in a classroom, or walked by one in a store, chances are it was Elrathia kingii, one of the most common...
Ethiopia begins filling Nile dam in a move likely to anger Egypt, Sudan
Ethiopia has started filling the Grand Renaissance dam, a giant hydroelectric project it is building on the Blue Nile, its water minister said on Wednesday, a day after talks with...
Monument to slave trader Edward Colston replaced by statue of social activist Jen Reid
A statue of a 17th-century lawmaker and slave trader in Britain was secretly replaced Wednesday with one honoring a social activist.
Polynesians, Native Americans made contact before European arrival, genetic study finds
Through deep genetic analyses, Stanford Medicine scientists and their collaborators have found conclusive scientific evidence of contact between ancient Polynesians and Native Americans from the region that is now Colombia — something...
'Celestial sleuth' sheds new light on Vermeer's masterpiece 'View of Delft'
Johannes Vermeer is one of the most celebrated artists of the 17th century's Dutch Golden Age period. Widely known today for his "Girl with a Pearl Earring," he was famed for his...
How we found the earliest glass production south of the Sahara, and what it means
The story of humankind from the earliest times to the present is in many ways a story about technology. Archaeologists tend to study the development of technology to show how...
For 'Capture' creator Ben Chanan, video shapes the ultimate deception
Holliday Grainger, Callum Turner, Ron Perlman, Ben Miles and creator Ben Chanan discuss the Peacock original series "The Capture."
Michigan fight over masks results in stabbing, shooting death
An argument over wearing face masks at a convenience store in Michigan led to a 77-year-old man being stabbed and his suspected attacker being shot to death by police Tuesday,...
Life in ocean abyss recovered quickly after end-Cretaceous mass extinction event, study shows
Researchers said Tuesday that organisms in the ocean's abyss were able to recover quickly after the end-Cretaceous mass extinction event that killed off dinosaurs 66 million years ago.