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The discovery casts doubt on the idea that modern humans evolved in a single 'cradle of humanity'.
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An Oxford University professor believes he may have pieced together the identity of Leonardo's mother.
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Michael Robinson was left perplexed after a strange object fell from the sky outside his house.
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Space enthusiasts from the UK have succeeded in sending a shortcrust pie over 29 miles above the ground.
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A remarkable new magnetic chess set enables the pieces to move around the board all by themselves.
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Father-of-two Max Spiers was found dead back in June after going to Poland to give a talk about UFOs.
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A painting believed to be the work of Italian painter Raphael has been found in an 18th-century home.
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The massive 750,000 square-foot timepiece was run for a whole 24 hours using an army of large lorries.
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A remarkable optical illusion posted on Twitter has left many Internet users scratching their heads.
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New evidence has indicated that Homo floresiensis may have died out shortly after homo sapiens arrived.
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Two Italian archaeologists have been piecing together what Jesus and his Apostles would have eaten.
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After a smooth launch, ESA's ExoMars probe was almost blown to pieces in a rocket stage explosion.
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The deadly drop opened up in the back garden of an unoccupied bungalow while it was being surveyed.
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Dog owners from West Yorkshire are celebrating the arrival of two cloned puppies costing almost $100,000.
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French scientist Pascal Cotte has suggested that Da Vinci's masterpiece may not be quite what it seems.
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A man in the UK was shocked when he found a huge tarantula in a parcel that was sent to his house.
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An event known as 'the Big Rip' could ultimately see the cosmos being torn apart in the distant future.
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Two giant mechanized robots could soon be duking it out in a showdown of epic proportions.
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A 100 million-year-old predatory cockroach has been found perfectly preserved in a piece of amber.
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The huge stone headpieces worn by the statues on Easter Island were probably placed using ramps.