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Massive, 1.2 million-year-old tool workshop in Ethiopia made by 'clever' group of unknown human relatives

An unknown group of hominins crafted more than 500 obsidian hand axes more than 1.2 million years ago in what is now Ethiopia.

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AI is deciphering a 2,000-year-old 'lost book' describing life after Alexander the Great

When Mount Vesuvius erupted in A.D. 79, it carbonized a book on rulers who followed Alexander the Great. Now, machine learning is deciphering the "lost book."

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17th-century Frenchwoman's 'innovative' gold dental work was likely torturous to her teeth

The teeth of an aristocratic French woman who lived at the turn of the 17th century were held in place with fine gold wires, a new study has found.

logo.png  By WG  Feb 7, 2023

Which came first: the chicken or the egg?

Most biologists will answer confidently when asked 'which came first, the chicken or the egg?" but the answer may depend on what type of egg you're talking about.

logo.png  By WG  Feb 7, 2023