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11,000-year-old volcanic ash layer could rewrite early human history in the Americas

Learn how new research challenges the age of Monte Verde and what it means for early human migration in South America.

War on Cultural Heritage: Tyre, Lebanon's 4,700-Year-Old City at Risk Amid Armed Conflict

Tyre, Lebanon, a 4,700-year-old UNESCO World Heritage city, is facing threats from armed conflict. Its ancient ruins, Roman hippodrome, mosaics, and necropolis are at risk. It joins the list of ...
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The Transition From Myth to Scientific Thought in Ancient Greece

The transition from mythology to rational, scientific thought in Ancient Greece set the foundation for Western civilization.
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She used to drift off in class like everyone else — Then her thoughts led to the discovery of a new type of human

In a dark and unexplored cave in South Africa, one former daydreaming student found fossils that proved a new type of human being existed in the region.