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Nine-Year-Old In South Africa Trips Over Rock That Turns Out To Be Fossil Of Human “Missing Link”

It is believed that the 2 million-year-old skeleton fills the gap between our apelike ancestors and those early humans who used tools.

By Leah Silverman • Oct 24, 2025

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Nine-Year-Old In South Africa Trips Over Rock That Turns Out To Be Fossil Of Human “Missing Link”

It is believed that the 2 million-year-old skeleton fills the gap between our apelike ancestors and those early humans who used tools.

By Leah Silverman • October 24, 2025

Prehistoric Spiderweb, Beetles, And Wasps Perfectly Preserved In Amber Have Been Unearthed In The Amazon

Researchers excavating at a quarry in the Ecuadorian Amazon have unearthed a prehistoric spiderweb preserved in amber along with 21 insects frozen in time from the age of the dinosaurs.

By Austin Harvey • Oct 15, 2025

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Prehistoric Spiderweb, Beetles, And Wasps Perfectly Preserved In Amber Have Been Unearthed In The Amazon

Researchers excavating at a quarry in the Ecuadorian Amazon have unearthed a prehistoric spiderweb preserved in amber along with 21 insects frozen in time from the age of the dinosaurs.

By Austin Harvey • October 15, 2025

Tiny Caterpillars May Be The Solution To Our Plastic Problem, New Research Says

The tiny waxworm may hold the key to contending with one of our biggest environmental problems.

By All That's Interesting • Oct 12, 2025

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Tiny Caterpillars May Be The Solution To Our Plastic Problem, New Research Says

The tiny waxworm may hold the key to contending with one of our biggest environmental problems.

By All That's Interesting • October 12, 2025

Archaeologists Discover What Could Be The Earliest Human Settlement On The Arabian Peninsula

Known as Masyoun, this site is between 10,300 and 11,000 years old, placing it within one of the earliest phases of settlement in human history.

By Kaleena Fraga • Sep 30, 2025

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Archaeologists Discover What Could Be The Earliest Human Settlement On The Arabian Peninsula

Known as Masyoun, this site is between 10,300 and 11,000 years old, placing it within one of the earliest phases of settlement in human history.

By Kaleena Fraga • September 30, 2025

Lasers Reveal More Than 61,000 Maya Structures Hidden Beneath The Jungle In Northern Guatemala

The survey revealed that the Mayans modified way more of their landscape than researchers ever thought.

By Caroline Redmond • Sep 12, 2025

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Lasers Reveal More Than 61,000 Maya Structures Hidden Beneath The Jungle In Northern Guatemala

The survey revealed that the Mayans modified way more of their landscape than researchers ever thought.

By Caroline Redmond • September 12, 2025

Alien Life Likely Existed On The Moon Billions Of Years Ago, New Report Claims

"If liquid water and a significant atmosphere were present on the early Moon for long periods of time, we think the lunar surface would have been at least transiently habitable."

By Kara Goldfarb • Sep 2, 2025

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Alien Life Likely Existed On The Moon Billions Of Years Ago, New Report Claims

"If liquid water and a significant atmosphere were present on the early Moon for long periods of time, we think the lunar surface would have been at least transiently habitable."

By Kara Goldfarb • September 2, 2025

History’s Biggest Mass Child Sacrifice Ever Discovered In Peru

The skeletal remains revealed cut open chests, likely so that their hearts could be easily removed.

By Kara Goldfarb • Aug 16, 2025

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History’s Biggest Mass Child Sacrifice Ever Discovered In Peru

The skeletal remains revealed cut open chests, likely so that their hearts could be easily removed.

By Kara Goldfarb • August 16, 2025

Scientists Just Documented A ‘Big-Butt Starfish’ On The Atlantic Seafloor Off The Coast Of Argentina

Believed to belong to the genus Hippasteria, this pinkish-orange creature was found clinging to a rock at a depth of 3,280 feet — and despite its nickname, the cleft area between two of the creature's legs is not its posterior.

By Ainsley Brown • Aug 7, 2025

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Scientists Just Documented A ‘Big-Butt Starfish’ On The Atlantic Seafloor Off The Coast Of Argentina

Believed to belong to the genus Hippasteria, this pinkish-orange creature was found clinging to a rock at a depth of 3,280 feet — and despite its nickname, the cleft area between two of the creature's legs is not its posterior.

By Ainsley Brown • August 7, 2025

Scientists Discover An Ancient Blue Whale Fossil Larger Than Any That’s Ever Been Found

Not only is this the largest blue whale fossil ever uncovered, but it also indicates that the species lived 1.5 million years earlier than we thought.

By Marco Margaritoff • Aug 6, 2025

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Scientists Discover An Ancient Blue Whale Fossil Larger Than Any That’s Ever Been Found

Not only is this the largest blue whale fossil ever uncovered, but it also indicates that the species lived 1.5 million years earlier than we thought.

By Marco Margaritoff • August 6, 2025

50,000-Year-Old Extinct Lion Found Frozen In The Siberian Permafrost With Its Head Resting On Its Paw

The permafrost of Siberia has the perfect conditions to preserve biological specimens for tens of thousands of years.

By Gabe Paoletti • Jul 14, 2025

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50,000-Year-Old Extinct Lion Found Frozen In The Siberian Permafrost With Its Head Resting On Its Paw

The permafrost of Siberia has the perfect conditions to preserve biological specimens for tens of thousands of years.

By Gabe Paoletti • July 14, 2025