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Oldest human fossil outside Africa discovered
VIDEO Jan 26, 2018A prehistoric jawbone unearthed in Israel's Misliya Cave is believed to date back up to 200,000 years.
Scientists develop new alien-hunting method
Jan 25, 2018A lack of carbon monoxide on a methane-rich world could indicate the presence of extraterrestrial life.
One more Dead Sea Scroll has been deciphered
Jan 23, 2018One of the last two untranslated Dead Sea Scrolls has finally been pieced together by archaeologists.
Ancient butterflies existed before flowers
Jan 14, 2018A fascinating discovery has called in to question everything we know about the evolution of butterflies.
Large water ice glaciers discovered on Mars
Jan 12, 2018The ice, which is thought to descend almost 330ft, could help to support a future manned presence on Mars.
Strange Mars structures may be trace fossils
Jan 6, 2018The Mars Curiosity rover has discovered some rather peculiar structures and nobody knows what they are.
Ancient model of the universe discovered
Jan 5, 2018Archaeologists have unearthed a depiction of the mythical Aztec universe on the side of a volcano.
New species of giant octopus discovered
Dec 30, 2017Researchers have determined that the giant Pacific octopus is not one, but two genetically distinct species.
'Double whirlpools' observed for first time
Dec 28, 2017Scientists have discovered an entirely new phenomenon in fluid dynamics - pairs of connected whirlpools.
Plesiosaur fossil discovered in Antarctica
VIDEO Dec 23, 2017Dating back 150 million years, this prehistoric reptile is the oldest creature ever found in the region.
Skull-shaped asteroid to return in 2018
Dec 21, 2017The disconcertingly-shaped space rock was last seen hurtling past our planet back in October 2015.
Scientists find 3.5 billion-year-old fossils
Dec 19, 2017Discovered in Western Australia, the fossil microbes are the oldest evidence of life ever identified.
NASA finds entire solar system like our own
VIDEO Dec 14, 2017The space agency has made an important new exoplanet discovery using a Google artificial intelligence.
Blood-filled parasites found trapped in amber
Dec 13, 2017Palaeontologists have discovered prehistoric parasites that once fed on the blood of dinosaurs.
NASA teases new extrasolar planet discovery
Dec 11, 2017The space agency will be making an announcement on Thursday about its latest groundbreaking discovery.
Shoes were hidden in walls to ward off witches
Dec 10, 2017A growing number of old shoes have been discovered concealed inside the walls of British homes.
Mummy discovered in unexplored Luxor tomb
Dec 10, 2017Archaeologists have uncovered an unidentified mummy within a previously unexplored tomb near Luxor, Egypt.
Massive, distant black hole 'shouldn't exist'
Dec 7, 2017A newly discovered supermassive black hole is challenging what scientists know of the early universe.
Ice Age cave network found beneath Montreal
VIDEO Dec 6, 2017Two cave experts have discovered a hidden network of caves underneath the busy streets of the city.
Wormlike creature is 'strange beyond measure'
Dec 3, 2017Scientists in China have discovered one of the most peculiar prehistoric organisms ever found.
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