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Researchers believe that six alleged vampires unearthed in Poland may have been cholera victims.
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Archaeologists excavating the ancient tomb near Amphipolis have discovered the remains of a skeleton.
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A region at the mouth of a river in Venezuela sees more lightning strikes than anywhere else on Earth.
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Archaeologists excavating a subterranean tunnel below the ancient city have unearthed three new chambers.
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Felix Baumgartner's record breaking jump has been beaten in secret by Google executive Alan Eustace.
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The next reversal of the Earth's magnetic field could happen within the next couple of thousand years.
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Scientists have been debating whether the Holocene epoch should now give way to the Anthropocene.
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Archaeologists have discovered the long lost ruins of a huge cult complex at the site of Tel Burna.
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Astronomers have identified an asteroid with an orbit so stable that it is almost like a second moon.
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Archaeologists have discovered the largest concentration of dinosaur remains ever found.
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So much ice has melted in Antarctica that it has had a measurable effect on Earth's gravitational pull.
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Astronomers have found signs of water vapor on a planet located around 120 light years from Earth.
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A huge winged reptile from Earth's past is very similar to the flying creatures in the movie 'Avatar'.
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The protective layer in our atmosphere responsible for blocking ultra-violet rays is now on the mend.
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Jupiter's freezing moon Europa is home to its own ice-based version of Earth's plate tectonics.
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An impressive ring-shaped fortress has been unearthed on an island 50km south of Copenhagen.
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Scientists have determined that oxygen-producing life forms appeared around 3 billion years ago.
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An excavation at Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland has dug up an ancient wooden toilet seat.
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Archaeologists in Israel have discovered the oldest metal object ever discovered in the region.
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A huge fast-moving space rock has the potential to bring about the apocalypse in the year 2880.