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Watch: Swedish bakery cooks up 661-pound semla bun
A Swedish bakery said it believes it has set a new Guinness World Record by baking up a semla bun, a traditional Shrove Tuesday treat, weighing in at 661 pounds.
New Neanderthal skeleton unearthed from 'flower burial' site
Scientists have recovered a fully articulated Neanderthal skeleton, the first in 20 years, from the "flower burial" site at Shanidar Cave in Iraqi Kurdistan.
Sarcophagus dedicated to Romulus discovered in Roman forum
Archaeologists excavating the Roman Forum have discovered an underground shrine dedicated to Romulus, the founder of the ancient city.
British PM Boris Johnson, estranged wife reach financial settlement en route to divorce
Attorneys for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his estranged wife Marina Wheeler said Tuesday the pair have reached a financial settlement, allowing their divorce to proceed.
Understanding historic Asian cities as ecosystems
The preservation of Asia's historic urban fabric is a passion for Kapila Silva, a Sri Lanka native and University of Kansas associate professor of architecture.
Study of stone-age engravings suggests they were created with aesthetic intention
A team of researchers from Denmark, Australia and South Africa has found evidence that suggests stone-age etchings found at two sites in South Africa were created with aesthetic intention and...
Fenn's gold: 10-year Rockies treasure hunt has lured hundreds of thousands
In the 10 years since a gold-filled treasure chest purportedly was hidden in the Rocky Mountains, as many as 433,000 "chasers" have searched for it, according to a study.
These plants and animals are now flourishing as life creeps back after bushfires
As the east coast bushfire crisis finally abates, it's easy to see nothing but loss: more than 11 million hectares of charcoal and ash, and more than a billion dead...
Mike Pompeo arrives in Ethiopia to finish 3-nation Africa tour
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in Ethiopia Tuesday on the final stop of his three-nation Africa tour that will precede a visit to the Middle East.
Speakers announced for 2020 Experimental Biology meeting
Renowned scientists including Nobel laureates, research pioneers and celebrated educators will convene at the Experimental Biology (EB) 2020 meeting, to be held April 4-7 in San Diego. Bringing together more...
Melee follows Prairie View A&M's victory over Jackson State
An on-court melee followed the pleasantries of the handshake line Monday night after Prairie View's men's basketball team beat Jackson State in Prairie View, Texas.
We finally know how millipedes have sex, thanks to glowing genitals
Millipedes are usually too shy to mate above ground, but this species has no issue getting it on in a petri dish. (Stephanie Ware, Field Museum/)After much anticipation, we now know exactly how...
Tourists flock to 'Parasite' locations in South Korea
As South Korea continues to celebrate the striking Oscar success of director Bong Joon-ho's darkly satirical film "Parasite," locations around Seoul seen in the film have become unlikely tourist destinations.
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...
65,000-year-old plant remains show the earliest Australians spent plenty of time cooking
Australia's first people ate a wide variety of fruits, vegetables, nuts and other plant foods, many of which would have taken considerable time and knowledge to prepare, according to our...
CT scanning an ancient armored reptile
The aetosaurs were heavily armored reptiles that lived in many parts of the world in the Triassic period, some 225 million years ago. For the first time, a student at...
New cave fossils have revived the debate over Neandertal burials
The excavation of an adult Neandertal’s partial upper-body skeleton in Iraqi Kurdistan has revived a decades-long debate over whether Neandertals intentionally buried their dead. Analyses of the fossils, unearthed from the region’s Shanidar...
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...
Meet the unknown female mathematician whose calculations helped discover Pluto
Pluto's discovery wouldn't have been possible, astronomers have realized, without the calculations of a mathematician whom history has forgotten.
Dinosaur found with signs of tumour-causing disease that afflicts humans today
Fossils from a hapless hadrosaur from Alberta show telltale signs of a disease that causes tumours in human children, showing the affliction has been around since the Age of Dinosaurs,...
Smog veils Central Asia cities as smoky stoves choke locals
Snow-capped peaks used to be clearly visible from the streets of Almaty and Bishkek, two of the largest cities in Central Asia that both lie in plains surrounded by mountains.
Hundreds of thousands have sought hidden gold in Rockies, study says
In the 10 years since a gold-filled treasure chest purportedly was hidden in the Rocky Mountains, as many as 433,000 "chasers" have searched for it, according to a study.
Jeff Bezos: World's richest man pledges $10bn to fight climate change
The Amazon boss and world's richest man gives 8% of his fortune to fight the planet's "biggest threat".
Reconstructing the diets of fossil vertebrates
Paleodietary studies of the fossil record are impeded by a lack of reliable and unequivocal tracers. Scientists from the MPI for Evolutionary Anthropology, the MPI for Chemistry and the Johannes...
Ancient plant foods found in northern Australia
Archaeologists have found ancient plant foods eaten some 65,000 years ago by early human populations in northern Australia.
Roosevelt, America strike groups unite for Pacific operations
The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group and the America Expeditionary Strike Group joined for operations last week, the U.S. Navy announced on Monday.
Look: David Beckham, kids support Victoria Beckham at fashion show
David Beckham, sons Romeo and Cruz, and daughter Harper cheered on Victoria Beckham from the front row of her London Fashion Week show.
Twist Bioscience to pay $22.5 million in settlement with Agilent
Deal will resolve dispute over DNA synthesis trade secrets allegedly brought to Twist from Agilent