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Mexico prosecutors drop charges against woman who killed her rapist as he attacked her
Prosecutors in Mexico have dropped charges against a woman who was found guilty of killing a man as he raped her in 2021.
Florida fisherman airlifted after shark bite, second attack in a week
The 35-year-old man was fishing off a dock in Summerland Key, Fla., on Friday when he was bitten by a bull shark. He was airlifted to Jackson South Medical Center...
Perfectly preserved 7,000-year-old skeleton unearthed during renovation in Poland
A well-preserved 7,000-year-old skeleton discovered near Kraków may have belonged to a Neolithic farmer.
1,100-year-old breastplate to ward off evil may contain the oldest Cyrillic writing ever found
An inscription on an 1,100-year-old breastplate found in a ruined fortress in Bulgaria may contain one of the earliest known examples of Cyrillic text, researchers claim.
1,100-year-old breastplate to ward off evil may contain the oldest Cyrillic writing ever found
An inscription on an 1,100-year-old breastplate found in a ruined fortress in Bulgaria may contain one of the earliest known examples of Cyrillic text, researchers claim.
Science news this week: The spark of life in space and 1.7 billion T. rexes
Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news over the past few days, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.
Humongous, 100-foot-long dinosaur from Argentina is so big its fossils broke the road during transport
About 90 million years ago, a ginormous long-necked dinosaur measuring nearly 100 feet (30 meters) long lumbered through what is now Patagonia, Argentina.
Accelerated Christian Education textbooks used in UK schools deny human-caused climate change
One of the world's largest fundamentalist Christian education groups is teaching its students climate change denial as fact, and still presents the theory of evolution as an 'absurd and discredited'...
How migration makes life more resilient
The silver Y moth migrates between southern and northern Europe every spring. David Tipling/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Excerpted from The Jewel Box: How Moths Illuminate Nature’s Hidden Rules by Tim Blackburn. Copyright © 2023. Published...
‘Violent’ earthquakes accompanied the infamous volcanic eruption that buried Pompeii
The remains of those killed during the explosion of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE were well preserved in ash,. Pompeii Archaeological Park/Italian Minister of Culture The preserved ancient Roman city of Pompeii is...
The ghosts of the dinosaurs we may never discover
Deserts like Arches National Park might have been rich with dinosaur diversity, but poor at preserving long-dead fossils. Meryl Rowin for Popular Science Everything we’ve learned about dinosaurs essentially comes from fossils. But...
The ghosts of the dinosaurs we may never discover
Deserts like Arches National Park might have been rich with dinosaur diversity, but poor at preserving long-dead fossils. Meryl Rowin for Popular Science Everything we’ve learned about dinosaurs essentially comes from fossils. But...
The ghosts of the dinosaurs we may never discover
Deserts like Arches National Park might have been rich with dinosaur diversity, but poor at preserving long-dead fossils. Meryl Rowin for Popular Science Everything we’ve learned about dinosaurs essentially comes from fossils. But...
Blueprints engraved in stone from Saudi Arabia and Jordan could be the world’s oldest
An aerial view of a desert kite in the Jebel az-Zilliyat region of Saudi Arabia. The kite dates back to the Stone Age and was a kind of hunting trap. O. Barge,...
A giant new spinosaur species has been unearthed in Spain
A rendering of the newly discovered Protathlitis cinctorrensis near coastal areas where it lived during the Cretaceous Period. Grup Guix A dinosaur specimen unearthed in Castellón, Spain in 2011 is likely a brand...
Ancient Mesopotamian texts show when and why humans first kissed
Romantic pecks probably originated in multiple societies thousands of years ago. Deposit Photos Humans are born with instincts for crying and smiling, but not for kissing. Sometime in the past, our ancestors had...
Ancient Mesopotamian texts show when and why humans first kissed
Romantic pecks probably originated in multiple societies thousands of years ago. Deposit Photos Humans are born with instincts for crying and smiling, but not for kissing. Sometime in the past, our ancestors had...
This ancient farming practice could get a boost from the US farm bill
A silvopasture system can do more than simply save farmers money; it can help them diversify what they grow. USDA NRCS Texas via Flickr This article was originally featured on Nexus Media and Ambrook...
This ancient farming practice could get a boost from the US farm bill
A silvopasture system can do more than simply save farmers money; it can help them diversify what they grow. USDA NRCS Texas via Flickr This article was originally featured on Nexus Media and Ambrook...
This ancient farming practice could get a boost from the US farm bill
A silvopasture system can do more than simply save farmers money; it can help them diversify what they grow. USDA NRCS Texas via Flickr This article was originally featured on Nexus Media and Ambrook...
Titanic: First ever full-sized scans reveal wreck as never seen before
Full-sized digital scans reveal shipwreck in stunning detail, showing unopened champagne bottles.
Titanic: First ever full-sized scans reveal wreck as never seen before
Full-sized digital scans reveal shipwreck in stunning detail, showing unopened champagne bottles.
How Canadian walrus Smooshi ended up in Abu Dhabi
The tale involves a long legal battle and a unique bond between a man and Smooshi the walrus.
Hundreds of thousands of Canadians get concussions each year — many don't recover
Hundreds of thousands of Canadians get concussions every year, and a growing body of research suggests that many take much longer to recover than previously thought — or don’t ever...
462-Million-Year-Old Fossil Trove Holds Miniature World of Marine Creatures
Paleontologists have uncovered a miniature world of sea creatures whose tiny guts, eyes and even brains remain visible 462 million years after they perished
The Closest Living Relative of the First Animal Has Finally Been Found
A debate has been settled over the earliest animal ancestor—a free-swimming creature with a well-developed nervous system
Stone Engravings of Mysterious Ancient Megastructures May Be World's Oldest 'Blueprints'
Stone engravings of ancient megastructures called desert kites may be the earliest “blueprints” ever discovered
The First Kiss in Recorded History Dates Back Nearly 5,000 Years
Kissing probably predates Homo sapiens as a species, but the first texts documenting the beso go back to the early Bronze Age