Ancient

Forbidden black holes and ancient stars hide in these ‘tiny red dots’ (image)

Forget "little green men"  — it is "little red dots" in the infant universe that caught the eye of the…

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Ancient Cave Ritual From 10,000 Years Ago May Be World’s Oldest Tradition : ScienceAlert

In the charcoaled remains of fires that smoldered more than 10,000 years ago, archaeologists have found evidence of what may…

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This mysterious ancient computer has a ‘calendar ring’ that followed the lunar year

Fresh research about ripples in the fabric of spacetime suggests a nearly 2,000-year-old cosmic calculator followed the lunar calendar instead…

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Siberian Wolf Preserved For 44,000 Years Could Host Ancient Viruses : ScienceAlert

This wolf looks pretty good for its age, considering it's 44,000 years old.In 2021, residents of Yakutia in eastern Russia…

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‘Last Drink’ For Dead Roman Found Still Wet in Ancient Tomb : ScienceAlert

There's a new contender for the worst tipple handed down to us by history.In the ancient Roman necropolis of Carmo…

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Ancient Protein Discovery Could Redefine How We Treat Pain

New research at Arizona State University explores the evolution and function of the TRPM8 protein, aiming to develop non-addictive pain…

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Ancient Crocodile-Like Reptile Discovered in Brazil

Middle-Late Triassic landscape of southern Brazil depicting a large Prestosuchus chiniquensis feeding on the carcass of a dicynodont while individuals…

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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Crosses Ancient Martian River To Reach New Scientific Frontiers

Perseverance rover reached the “Bright Angel” site on Mars by navigating through a dune field, bypassing large boulders. The rover…

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Ancient Shipwreck Preserves a Deep Bronze Age Time Capsule

Remains of the oldest shipwreck ever discovered in deep water, and perhaps the oldest complete wreck in any water, have…

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Australia’s Ancient “Age of Monotremes” Unearthed

Six monotremes living in the same place at the same time, 100 million years ago at Lightning Ridge, NSW. Clockwise…

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