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Occupation of the last Neanderthal groups in the Cantabrian region
Scientists at the Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH) have participated in a study published today in the journal Scientific Reports on the settlement patterns of the...
Exchange with North Korea must resume, South’s politicians say
Seoul's advocates for continued engagement with North Korea may be becoming restless about stalled talks.
Woods, Manning vs. Brady, Mickelson was most-watched golf event in cable history
Tiger Woods and Peyton Manning's clash against Tom Brady and Phil Mickelson in The Match: Champions for Charity was the most-watched golf telecast in cable TV history.
Miniature rock art expands horizons
Australian archaeologists have discovered some of the most detailed examples of rare, small-scale rock art in the form of miniature stencils in a rockshelter traditionally owned by the Marra people.
UNC: Unclear whether North Korean gunfire across DMZ was accidental
The United Nations Command announced Tuesday that it had finished its investigation into a gunfire exchange inside the DMZ in early May and was not able to determine if North...
Troy Aikman: Dallas Cowboys, Dak Prescott will extend deal before season begins
Former Dallas Cowboys star Troy Aikman believes the NFC East franchise will complete a contract extension with quarterback Dak Prescott before the 2020 season.
Iran's death grip on Syria begins to loosen
The Iranian regime has begun to withdraw its forces from Syria. This was the news from James Jeffrey, former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq and current special presidential envoy for the...
'Billions of years of evolutionary history' under threat
'Weird and wonderful' animals unlike anything else on Earth are sliding toward extinction, say scientists.
UNC Report: Unclear whether North Korean gunfire across DMZ was accidental
The UNC announced Tuesday that it had finished its investigation into a gunfire exchange inside the DMZ in early May and was not able to determine if North Korea's initial...
LATAM, Latin America's largest airline, files for bankruptcy
The largest Latin American air carrier, LATAM Airlines, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, it said early Tuesday, becoming the second major airline in May to go bankrupt due to...
South Sudan: an unexplored Eden of biodiversity
The light plane banked sharply to circle back over the plains. The pilot had spotted something below: antelope, first one, then many, the stragglers of a million-strong migration across this...
Police search for UConn student linked to two killings
Police in Connecticut said they are searching for a university student they have accused of killing two people and leading officers on a multi-state manhunt.
Mother Nature to switch gears into summer across the Northeast to finish May
After the first two weeks of May featured below-average temperatures across the Northeast and East Coast, Mother Nature will conclude the month on a much different note as summerlike conditions...
The 12 questions earth scientists should ask in the next 10 years
The National Science Foundation should invest in new initiatives, partnerships and infrastructure to answer 12 priority research questions relevant to society in the next decade, according to a new report...
Be still, my beating wings: hunters kill migrating birds on their 10,000km journey to Australia
It is low tide at the end of the wet season in Broome, Western Australia. Shorebirds feeding voraciously on worms and clams suddenly get restless.
Life-sized Crystal Palace Park dinosaur sculpture damaged
The Grade I-listed Megalosaurus statue has been in Crystal Palace Park since the Victorian era.
Millions of periodical cicadas to emerge in parts of US
After spending most of their lives in the soil, periodical cicadas will come out in three US states.
Past is prologue: Genetic 'memory' of ancestral environments helps organisms readapt
Organisms carry long-term 'memories' of their ancestral homelands that help them adapt to environmental change, according to a new study that involved raising chickens on the Tibetan Plateau and an...
Berlin WW2 bombing survivor Saturn the alligator dies in Moscow Zoo
His colourful history included escaping from a zoo and a rumour he once belonged to Adolf Hitler.
Letters to the Editor: There is no gray area on masks. If you don't wear one, you deserve to be fined
'Masks aren't a black-and-white issue' is what privileged people tell themselves.
Column: Lakers guard Quinn Cook returns to roots for Showtime documentary
Lakers guard Quinn Cook teams up with Kevin Durant on filmmaking project.
Black boxes found in Pakistan plane crash; 97 dead, 2 survive
Investigators said Saturday that they found the so-called "black boxes" from a passenger jet that crashed in Pakistan, killing 97 people. Two people survived the disaster.
Masks: Everything you need to know but might be too afraid to ask
We’ve received more than 1,000 questions about masks from Canadians, and some inquiries show that many of you are just straight-up confused about wearing them. We took your most common...
Famous birthdays for May 23: Joan Collins, Melissa McBride
Actor Joan Collins turns 87 and actor Melissa McBride turns 55, among the famous birthdays for May 23.
Amid 2-day spike in coronavirus deaths, Orange County pushes for wider reopening
The county submitted final documents Thursday night showing it has met the state's benchmarks to move deeper into Stage 2 of reopening.
Italy's genetic diversity goes back at least 19,000 years, study says
Italy has been a genetic melting pot for almost 20,000 years, according to a new study. Nowhere else in Europe hosts a greater mix of genetic heritage.
Largest and oldest T. rex named "Scotty" revealed
The largest tyrannosaurus rex to ever roam the earth is about to make his official debut. CBS News got a look at "Scotty" before he goes on display at a...
Migration patterns reveal an Eden for ancient humans and animals
Researchers have discovered a new migration pattern (or lack of) at Pinnacle Point, a now-submerged region in South Africa. While it was first believed large omnivores would travel to follow...