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U.S. sanctions, charges 6 Nigerians for defrauding $6M from Americans online
The United States on Tuesday blacklisted and charged six Nigerian nationals who blinked some $6 million from Americas by posing as either business executives or romantic partners online.
Seafood helped prehistoric people migrate out of Africa
A study has examined fossil reefs near to the now-submerged Red Sea shorelines that marked prehistoric migratory routes from Africa to Arabia. The findings suggest this coast offered the resources...
Doctors call for Alberta to make wearing a mask mandatory in public
A group of doctors has written an open letter to the government of Alberta asking that people be required to wear masks in all indoor spaces outside the home, in...
Texas readies to execute Ruben Gutierrez
Texas plans to carry out its first execution Tuesday since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, which led the state to stay five other executions earlier this year.
Adapt or Die
The climate cycles that have driven mass extinctions, are shortening and becoming more severe. The species that can adapt to environmental changes survive, while others simply die off. CBSN Originals...
Coal-burning in Siberia led to climate change 250 million years ago
A team of researchers led by Arizona State University (ASU) School of Earth and Space Exploration professor Lindy Elkins-Tanton has provided the first ever direct evidence that extensive coal burning...
Why most of the records left by ancient rivers preserve commonplace processes
Researcher uncovers why most of the records left by ancient rivers preserve commonplace processes.
Coal-burning in Siberia after volcanic eruption led to climate change 250 million years ago
A team of researchers has provided the first ever direct evidence that extensive coal burning in Siberia is a cause of the Permo-Triassic Extinction, the Earth's most severe extinction event.
Circus Maximus, Battaash, Frankly Darling star on Day 1 of no-fans Royal Ascot
There were no actual Royals at the first day of Royal Ascot on Tuesday due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the first Group 1 race of the five-day event featured...
Seafood helped prehistoric people migrate out of Africa, study reveals
Prehistoric pioneers could have relied on shellfish to sustain them as they followed migratory routes out of Africa during times of drought, a new study suggests.
How aerial technology helped us discover the largest Pictish settlement in Scotland
A much-loved local landmark with an ancient fort at its summit, Tap O'Noth is a gently sloping hill overlooking the lush rolling farmland around the village of Rhynie in Aberdeenshire.
Origins of the beloved guinea pig
New research sheds light on guinea pig domestication and how and why the small, furry animals became distributed around the world.
Biggest Ever Yellowstone Eruption Revealed
The ancient supervolcano under the national park was much more explosive in its early history and could be slowing down, a new study suggests -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Researchers discover the origins of the beloved guinea pig
New University of Otago research sheds light on guinea pig domestication and how and why the small, furry animals became distributed around the world.
Researchers study New Zealand's long history of decapitations and paint attacks on public statues
Controversy over public statues is nothing new, with protestors taking to New Zealand's statues with a range of weapons including an axe, a concrete cutter and a hammer over recent...
Almost 90% of astronauts have been men. But the future of space may be female
Only 566 people have ever travelled to space. Sixty-five of them, or about 11.5%, were women.
Hunting in savanna-like landscapes may have poured jet fuel on brain evolution
Ever wonder how land animals like humans evolved to become smarter than their aquatic ancestors? You can thank the ground you walk on. Northwestern University researchers recently discovered that complex...
Remains excavated of strategy board game from the Roman Iron Age
This April, researchers from the University Museum of Bergen excavated the remains of a small Early Iron Age grave cairn at Ytre Fosse, Western Norway. The location is spectacular, overlooking...
French cave reveals secrets of life and death from the ancient past
Grotte de Cussac cave in Dordogne, France, is the site of stunning cave art, containing more than 800 figurative engravings of animals and humans that are between 25,000 and 30,000...
Appetite for fast fashion goes out of style when people learn about impact of mass-produced clothing, study shows
Learning in groups how to make, mend, and modify clothing reduces the appetite for fast fashion, a new study shows.
South Korea cuts power to border building blown up by North
Electricity supplied to North Korea from the South has been suspended since the detonation of the Inter-Korean Liaison Office in Kaesong, Seoul confirmed Tuesday.
WWE Raw: Randy Orton targets Christian
Randy Orton, after defeating Hall of Famer Edge at Backlash, set his sights on Edge's former tag team partner and best friend Christian on Raw.
Crocodiles’ ancient ancestors may have walked on two legs
Researchers identified a series of 9-inch-long prints as belonging to an extinct ancestor of the modern crocodile. The animal appeared to walk on two feet. (Anthony Romilio, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia/)More...
Hunting in savanna-like landscapes may have poured jet fuel on brain evolution
Ever wonder how land animals like humans evolved to become smarter than their aquatic ancestors? You can thank the ground you walk on.
Cave remains offer new insights into Paleolithic mortuary rituals
Ancient human remains found in a French cave have offered researchers new insights into the mortuary rituals of humans during the Paleolithic period.
Michigan brewery makes beer deliveries via seaplane
A Northern Michigan beer company enlisted the help of a seaplane to make six special deliveries to families on waterfront properties.
Unusual antique eyeglasses rescued from landfill sell for $5,000
An unusual pair of eyeglasses believed to be nearly 300 years old were rescued from a New Zealand landfill and auctioned online for more than $5,000.
Researchers unlock clues to a dramatic chapter of Earth's geological history
Imagine Earth completely covered in ice. While it's hard to picture all of today's oceans and land masses obscured with glaciers, such an ice-covered version of the planet was not...