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Burger King ad shows moldy burger to unveil additive-free Whopper
Burger King said Wednesday it will remove all artificial colors and preservatives from its Whopper sandwich, and made the announcement in a unique way -- by showing the new additive-free...
Fish in the Sahara? Yes, in the early Holocene
Catfish and tilapia make up many of the animal remains uncovered in the Saharan environment of the Takarkori rock shelter in southwestern Libya, according to a study published February 19,...
New mathematical model reveals how major groups arise in evolution
Researchers at Uppsala University and the University of Leeds presents a new mathematical model of patterns of diversity in the fossil record, which offers a solution to Darwin's "abominable mystery"...
Palaeontologists identify new Jurassic amphibian
A group of Russian and German palaeontologists have described a previously unknown genus and species of prehistoric salamanders. The new amphibian is named Egoria malashichevi—in honor of Yegor Malashichev a...
North Korea charges South's entertainment with 'destroying' language
North Korea state media berated South Korean television programs for excessive use of words that mix the Korean language with foreign tongues.
Dog domestication during ice age
Analysis of Paleolithic-era teeth from a 28,500-year-old fossil site in the Czech Republic provides supporting evidence for two groups of canids -- one dog-like and the other wolf-like - with...
Watch: Man slices through 75 pineapples on people's heads in 30 seconds
An Indian man broke a Guinness World Record when he used a sword to slice 75 pineapples in half in under 30 seconds.
Watch: Chris Pratt compares 'Jurassic World 3' to 'Avengers: Endgame'
Chris Pratt said "Jurassic World 3" will be a "massive" film featuring the original "Jurassic Park" cast.
Predicting 50,000 years of bird migrations
Neither wind, nor rain—nor massive sheets of ice—have kept Earth's birds from their appointed rounds of migrating to better climes, according to a new study.
Look: Loose emu captured in South Carolina
Police in South Carolina said they chased down and captured an unusual loose animal -- an emu spotted wandering through a neighborhood.
Look: Chris Noth's wife, Tara Wilson, gives birth to second son
"Sex and the City" alum Chris Noth and his wife, Tara Wilson, welcomed their second child, son Keats.
Perth Pictish find offers glimpse into Scotland's warrior past
Archaeologists have carefully recreated images of a figure on a Pictish stone, discovered during the construction of a road in 2017, with the details uncovered offering new insights into Scotland's...
New study results consistent with dog domestication during Ice Age
Analysis of Paleolithic-era teeth from a 28,500-year-old fossil site in the Czech Republic provides supporting evidence for two groups of canids—one dog-like and the other wolf-like—with differing diets, which is...
Ancient ‘megasites’ may reshape the history of the first cities
Nebelivka, a Ukrainian village of about 700 people, sits amid rolling hills and grassy fields. Here at the edge of Eastern Europe, empty space stretches to the horizon. It wasn’t always so. Beneath...
Chemists use mass spectrometry tools to determine age of fingerprints
Fingerprints are telling us more and more about the people that left them behind.
On This Day, Feb. 19: U.S. Marines land on Iwo Jima
On Feb. 19, 1945, U.S. Marines landed on the island of Iwo Jima, opening one of the major battles in the Pacific during World War II.
Harvard Art Museums restores King Philip III portrait
Call it a 17th-century portraiture whodunit. It began in 2018 almost by chance, when a curatorial fellow spied the work in the Harvard Art Museums’ storage area and took a closer look....
Did Neanderthals bury their dead with flowers? Iraq cave yields new clues
A Neanderthal skeleton unearthed in an Iraqi cave already famous for fossils of these extinct cousins of our species is providing fresh evidence that they buried their dead - and...
Change collected by vacuum leads man to $250,000 lottery prize
A South Carolina man who won a $250,000 lottery jackpot said he bought his ticket with $5 in quarters he vacuumed out of his car.
Historic Apollo 11 capsule completes two-year, five-city 'Destination Moon' tour
'Columbia' is once again destined for the District of Columbia. The command module is returning to the National Air and Space Museum after a two-year, five-city tour.
Rules of life: From a pond to the beyond
The Cuatro Cienegas Basin, located in Chihuahuan Desert in Mexico, was once a shallow sea that became isolated from the Gulf of Mexico around 43 million years ago.
Ancient plant foods discovered in Arnhem Land, Australia
The new study includes the earliest evidence of Homo sapiens use of plant foods outside Africa and the Middle East.
Watch: Students assist with 'super flush' at Texas Rangers' new stadium
The Texas Rangers enlisted the help of about 300 local school kids Tuesday to break in the new Globe Life Field with a "super flush" event - flushing all of...
Primus to honor Rush with 'Farewell to Kings' cover tour
Primus will perform Rush's 1977 album "A Farewell to Kings" during the North American tour "A Tribute to Kings."
Archaeologists receive letter from biblical era
"And the Lord delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel, which took it on the second day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls...
Bacteria get free lunch with butterflies and dragonflies
For humans, trade is second nature and civilizations have flourished and fallen with the fate of their trade. In fact, the mutual scratching of backs is a cornerstone of many...
Discovery at 'flower burial' site could unravel mystery of Neanderthal death rites
The first articulated Neanderthal skeleton to come out of the ground for over 20 years has been unearthed at one of the most important sites of mid-20th century archaeology: Shanidar...
One blind, aquatic salamander may have sat mostly still for seven years
Once upon a time, olms knew the cool drizzle of rain and bathed in the glow of the sun. But millions of years ago, these aquatic salamanders moved to underwater caves beneath...