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Mount Vesuvius may have suffocated, not vaporized, some victims
When Mount Vesuvius erupted nearly 2,000 years ago, the blast may not have instantly killed some fleeing residents of Herculaneum, a seaside outpost near Pompeii. Instead, they more slowly baked and suffocated to...
Study reveals two writers penned landmark inscriptions in eighth-century BCE Samaria
The ancient Samaria ostraca—eighth-century BCE ink-on-clay inscriptions unearthed at the beginning of the 20th century in Samaria, the capital of the biblical kingdom of Israel—are among the earliest collections of...
Wuhan: Chinese scientists trace coronavirus to snakes; city placed under lockdown
A deadly new virus that has infected hundreds in China may have originated in a snake, a new study claims, as local authorities place a central Chinese city under lockdown...
Famous birthdays for Jan. 23: Mariska Hargitay, Chita Rivera
Actor Mariska Hargitay turns 56 and actor/singer Chita Rivera turns 87, among the famous birthdays for Jan. 23.
As teen recovers from near-fatal accident, his family bonds with teen who struck him
Hanna Bordage and Alex Nelson have never met. But their lives intertwined on Jan. 8, when the car Hanna was driving slammed into Alex while he was out for a...
Alex Gordon returns to Kansas City Royals on one-year contract
Veteran outfielder Alex Gordon is returning for a 14th season with the Kansas City Royals.
Wanted - volunteers to monitor Britain's growing slug population
The first survey in decades will look at the 40 or more species thought to be living in Britain.
Small plane crash kills four in Corona, Calif.
A small plane crash in Southern California on Wednesday killed four people, local emergency officials said.
Anthropologists confirm existence of specialized sheep-hunting camp in prehistoric Lebanon
Anthropologists at the University of Toronto (U of T) have confirmed the existence more than 10,000 years ago of a hunting camp in what is now northeastern Lebanon—one that straddles...
New evidence shows the first building blocks of life on Earth may have been messier than previously thought
When the Earth was born, it was a mess. Meteors and lightning storms likely bombarded the planet's surface where nothing except lifeless chemicals could survive. How life formed in this...
Late Neolithic Italy Was Home to Complex Networks of Metal Exchange
Analysis reveals where prehistoric Italian communities got their copper, from Tuscany and beyond
Nature Study: First Ancient DNA from West Africa Illuminates the Deep Human Past
The research team sequenced DNA from four children buried 8,000 and 3,000 years ago at Shum Laka in Cameroon, a site excavated by a Belgian and Cameroonian team 30 years...
Genetic identification of human remains from the Spanish Civil War and the dictatorship
It is estimated that around 114,000 people disappeared throughout Spain during the Spanish Civil War and subsequent dictatorship. Unfortunately, eight decades on, only a small percentage of these people have...
Engineers develop recipe to dramatically strengthen body armor
According to ancient lore, Genghis Khan instructed his horsemen to wear silk vests underneath their armor to better protect themselves against an onslaught of arrows during battle. Since the time...
Ancient kids’ DNA reveals new insights into how Africa was populated
Four ancient youngsters, one pair from around 8,000 years ago and another from about 3,000 years ago, have opened a window on humankind’s far older, far-flung African origins. Analyses of the west-central African...
British watchdog fines guitar maker Fender $5.9M for price-fixing
A British watchdog fined famous guitar company Fender nearly $6 million Wednesday over charges of price-fixing.
Neutron source enables a look inside dino eggs
Did the chicks of dinosaurs from the group oviraptorid hatch from their eggs at the same time? This question can be answered by the length and arrangement of the embryo's...
Native Americans did not make large-scale changes to environment prior to European contact
Contrary to long-held beliefs, humans did not make major changes to the landscape prior to European colonization, according to new research. These new insights into the past could help to...
Selena Gomez thanks fans after 'Rare' debuts at No. 1
Selena Gomez voiced her gratitude after "Rare" became her third album to debut atop the Billboard 200 chart.
Watch: South American tapir found wandering loose in Trinidad and Tobago
Authorities in Trinidad and Tobago said they are trying to figure out how a 500-pound South American tapir ended up wandering near a village.
Seoul reaches out to North Korean defectors with emergency aid
South Korea has identified hundreds of North Korean defectors who need emergency assistance, according to the country's Ministry of Unification.
Warm-blooded crocs thrived in Jurassic cold snap
They are revered throughout nature as chilling predators … now research shows crocodiles have not always been the cold-blooded creatures they are today.
Neutron source enables a look inside dino eggs
Did the chicks of dinosaurs from the group oviraptorid hatch from their eggs at the same time? This question can be answered by the length and arrangement of the embryo's...
Watch: Jane Fonda says she tried to play matchmaker for ex-husband Ted Turner on 'Late Late Show'
Jane Fonda discussed how she once tried to set up her ex-husband Ted Turner through online dating on "The Late Late Show."
Famous birthdays for Jan. 22: Steve Perry, Diane Lane
Singer Steve Perry turns 71 and actor Diane Lane turns 55, among the famous birthdays for Jan. 22.
Earth's oldest asteroid impact 'may have ended ice age'
The 2.2 billion-year-old asteroid impact may explain the end of an ice age, scientists say.
BAE nabs $400.9M contract to deliver armored multi-purpose vehicles to Army
BAE Systems Land & Armaments LP has been awarded a $400.9 million deal to procure 160 armored multi-purpose vehicles for the U.S. Army, according to the Pentagon.
Interdisciplinary study reveals new insights into the evolution of signed languages
A new study, published in Royal Society Open Science, sheds light on the origins and evolution of European sign languages. Using phylogenetic network methods to compare dozens of sign languages,...