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Italy's culture minister says it is one of the most important underwater archaeological finds in years.

Astronomers warn it would tear the heart out of UK science, and leave a generation untrained.

Well-preserved fourth-century quarters reveal details of daily life, urban development and economic activities

Minanbé, an intact site in the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, sheds new light on the Maya Lowlands

The structure consisted of two posts that lined up with the solstices 5,000 years ago.

Discovery in Siberia suggests bacterium from raw marmots devastated hunter-gatherer tribes about 5,500 years ago

Scientific dating proves streaks on walls of Bacon Hole, near the Mumbles in south Wales, is Palaeolithic rock art

A new phylogenetic analysis across 41 primate species traces the deep evolutionary origins of the most lopsided behavioral bias in the animal kingdom

Neanderthal medical knowledge has long attracted scholarly interest. Evidence suggests they cared for sick, injured, and elderly group members, with possible use of medicinal plants. However, it remai...

A 59,000-year-old Neandertal molar unearthed in Siberia was drilled with a stone tool – the earliest evidence of primitive dentistry.

The new release contains 161 files, including old state department cables, FBI documents and transcripts from NASA of crewed flights into space.

Pluto was a planet until 2006 when scientists re-classified it.

Early in the morning of 10 August 2025, a >64 × 106 m3 landslide struck Tracy Arm fjord in Alaska. The landslide was preconditioned by glacial retreat caused by climate change. The resulting 481 m run...

The new finding suggesting that "even in a distant, cold world, there ​are dynamisms we haven't imagined".

The sprays offer short-term relief from stuffiness caused by colds, allergies and sinusitis, but using them too long could cause "rebound congestion," the medicines watchdog says.

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Archaeologists say stencil painted with ochre in limestone cave on Muna Island was created at least 67,800 years ago

A stencilled outline of a hand found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi is the world's oldest known cave painting, researchers say.

A hand stencil painted on a cave wall on a small island off the coast of Sulawesi more than 67,800 years ago suggests a very early occupation of Wallacea.

Skull found in China may be Homo longi, potentially revising understanding of human evolution

Silverpit crater off Yorkshire coast was caused by cathedral-sized asteroid that set off 100-metre tsunami 43m years ago

Study finds chimpanzees’ enthusiasm for guzzling ripe fruit puts their ethanol intake at about 14g per day

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Isotopes shows animal began life in Wales, adding weight to theory cattle used in hauling stones across country

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The commander of Apollo 13 famously rescued his men from near certain death in space.

Do things look duller? As we age, the way we see the world can change – literally

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Samuel Rowe, who was returning from allotment, seeking to overturn caution for possession of offensive weapon

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Researchers believe humans’ closest relatives may have stored meat from their kills for months before eating it

Cut marks on a child's cervical vertebra found at Atapuerca in Spain suggests Homo antecessor was indiscriminate about cannibalism victims.

Boulders at Stonehenge were not dragged there by glaciers, new scientific research claims.

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