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World's oldest boomerang doesn't actually come back
The 40,000-year-old boomerang was made with an astonishing level of skill and ingenuity, say scientists.
Shoots of hope for Britain's cherished ash trees
Scientific evidence suggests ash trees are ‘fighting back’ against a deadly disease.
18th century shipwreck discovered at ‘Game of Thrones’ filming location
It’s been a big year for unexpected shipwreck discoveries. Earlier this summer, authorities located a 16th-century Italian merchant vessel 8,422 feet below sea level near Saint-Tropez—the deepest wreck ever found in French waters....
Skull that looks like a ‘Toy Story’ character unearthed in Texas
Paleontologist Andre LuJan had an assist from nature with his latest exciting fossil find. Heavy rains helped expose a nearly complete skull of an enormous ancient salamander-like creature in a quarry in northern...
How Jaws made us believe great white sharks are villains in real life
Fifty years ago, the movie Jaws put sharks on our radar in a very real way. It broke box office records and tapped into an underlying fear of sharks and the...
Curious great white shark circles lobster boat off Cape Breton, chomps briefly on hull
A Cape Breton lobster fisherman and his crew had the encounter of a lifetime this week when a 4.5-metre great white shark circled his boat just off Sight Point, coming...
From Roman drains to ancient filters, artifacts show how solutions to water contamination have evolved
A new exhibition in London (open until February 2026) called Thirst: In search of freshwater highlights how civilizations have treasured—and been intrinsically linked to—safe, clean water.
Hymn to Babylon, missing for a millennium, has been discovered
In the course of a collaboration with the University of Baghdad, LMU's Enrique Jiménez has rediscovered a text that had been lost for a thousand years. A paper on this...
Contributor: Save the Earth's 'creepy-crawlies.' Some of them just might save us
1 in 5 reptile species is nearly extinct, and countless leads will die with them. ACE inhibitors, now being used for 30 million people, came from a pit viper.
This Quebec man is losing his voice. An AI tool is helping bring it back to life
Dr. Alec Cooper is spending time in front of a microphone reciting common sayings, elaborate poems and his favourite books as part of the process to clone his voice before...
Human remains lost after memorial spaceflight capsule crashes into the sea
The remains of 166 people part of a Celestis Memorial Spaceflight are presumed lost after The Exploration Company's "Mission Possible" capsule presumably crashes into Pacific Ocean.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3: Release date, cast & how to watch Paramount+'s summer sci-fi series
Captain Pike and the Enterprise crew are back and on the hunt for The Gorn. Here’s everything we know about 'Strange New Worlds' Season 3 after 2023’s cliffhanger finale.
15 years before Helldivers 2, Lost Planet 2 taught us that the only good bug was a dead bug
One of the most overlooked sequels in Capcom's history, Lost Planet 2 walked so games like Helldivers 2 and Space Marine 2 could run.
'The sun is dying!' Ryan Gosling tries to save a doomed Earth in 1st trailer for 'Project Hail Mary' (video)
"Project Hail Mary" is the upcoming outer space odyssey, based on Andy Weir's 2021 novel, that offers a stirring story of alien first contact.
The sound bath companion at this L.A. 'healing' ranch? A horse, of course
The Healing Equine Ranch in the Santa Monica Mountains has been teaching thousands to understand the healing powers of the horse through new age experimental workshops and retreats that range...
Tired of dating apps? This touchy-feely singles mixer is unlike anything you've tried before
Dating in L.A. can be hard. The Feels is an IRL singles event that weaves meditation, talking prompts and somatic exercises to help participants connect on a deeper level.
'Thriving and densely-built': Archaeologists unearth 'tower' houses and ceremonial building in ancient Egyptian city of Imet
Excavations in Egypt's Nile Delta have revealed ancient Egyptian multistory "tower" houses, a ceremonial building dedicated to the goddess Wadjet, a granary and several stunning artifacts.
Mysterious 'runner' dinosaur a sign there are more Jurassic secrets to unlock beneath western US
The discovery of Enigmacursor mollyborthwickae, a dog-size "runner" dinosaur, has left researchers re-evaluating Nanosaurus and several other US dinosaurs from the Morrison Formation in Colorado.
Ancient 'female-centered' society thrived 9,000 years ago in proto-city in Turkey
Genetic analysis of skeletons buried in a Neolithic proto-city in Turkey reveals that female lineages were important in early agricultural societies.
Roman army camp found in Netherlands, beyond the empire's frontier
Archaeologists and students in the Netherlands have unearthed a 1,800-year-old temporary Roman military fort in the Netherlands.
See the stunning reconstruction of a Stone Age woman who lived 10,500 years ago in Belgium
The detailed reconstruction brings the prehistoric hunter-gatherer to life, revealing an intriguing set of features.
Monomachos Crown: The 1,000-year-old crown honoring 'the one who fights alone' found by a farmer in a field
One of only three surviving Byzantine crowns, it depicts a man and two sisters who jointly ruled the empire in the 11th century.
'Puzzling' bronze discs adorned with lion heads discovered in Roman-era grave
The bronze artifacts may have served as coffin handles for a burial in what is now Israel, but the true nature of the find remains unclear.
'It's how I would imagine I would react if I saw a real-life giant dinosaur': What Jurassic World Rebirth's scientific advisor thinks of the movie
The summer blockbuster Jurassic World Rebirth is hitting theaters, so Live Science asked paleontologist Steve Brusatte what it's like being the movie's scientific advisor.
Three killed as Ukraine strikes Russian military plant
Russian authorities said at least three people were killed as Ukraine claimed an attack on a military plant in the city of Izhevsk.
Watch: Antique ambulance's 3,200-mile trip breaks world record
The oldest licensed ambulance in the United States earned a Guinness World Record when two men drove it more than 3,200 miles from Hollywood, Calif., to Hollywood, Fla.
Rare mammoth tusk found on West Texas ranch
Researchers have excavated a rare mammoth tusk discovered by a hunter on a West Texas ranch.
Jewish ritual bath discovered near Rome is the 'oldest discovery of its kind in the world'
A Jewish ritual bath known as a mikvah discovered in Ostia Antica is more than 1,500 years old.