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What Killed The Dinosaurs? Inside The Catastrophic Mass Extinction Event

Though scientists have put forth several theories as to what exactly wiped out the dinosaurs, evidence suggests that an asteroid strike was the beginning of the end for the prehistoric creatures.

By Erin Kelly Jul 5, 2022

What Killed The Dinosaurs? Inside The Catastrophic Mass Extinction Event

Though scientists have put forth several theories as to what exactly wiped out the dinosaurs, evidence suggests that an asteroid strike was the beginning of the end for the prehistoric creatures.

By Erin Kelly July 5, 2022

Scientists Just Identified A Giant Kangaroo That Lived In Papua New Guinea 50,000 Years Ago

Scientists used to believe that the massive Nombe nombe was a relative of Australia's prehistoric kangaroos — but now they know it was a genus all its own.

By Leah Silverman Jun 29, 2022

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Scientists Just Identified A Giant Kangaroo That Lived In Papua New Guinea 50,000 Years Ago

Scientists used to believe that the massive Nombe nombe was a relative of Australia's prehistoric kangaroos — but now they know it was a genus all its own.

By Leah Silverman June 29, 2022

Have Scientists Just Uncovered Patient Zero For The Black Plague?

Using DNA and following a hunch, researchers have identified the earliest-known victims of the Black Death in a 14th-century graveyard in Kyrgyzstan.

By Kaleena Fraga Jun 28, 2022

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Have Scientists Just Uncovered Patient Zero For The Black Plague?

Using DNA and following a hunch, researchers have identified the earliest-known victims of the Black Death in a 14th-century graveyard in Kyrgyzstan.

By Kaleena Fraga June 28, 2022

Archaeologists Just Discovered The 2,000-Year-Old Remains Of A Tortoise And Her Egg Beneath A Destroyed Shop In Pompeii

The tortoise likely sought refuge beneath the shop to lay her eggs and probably perished before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.

By Kaleena Fraga Jun 27, 2022

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Archaeologists Just Discovered The 2,000-Year-Old Remains Of A Tortoise And Her Egg Beneath A Destroyed Shop In Pompeii

The tortoise likely sought refuge beneath the shop to lay her eggs and probably perished before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.

By Kaleena Fraga June 27, 2022

Gold Miners In Canada Just Unearthed The Most Well-Preserved Woolly Mammoth Ever Found In North America

The baby mammoth, dubbed Nun cho ga, likely died more than 35,000 years ago, but she's so well-preserved that scientists can see what she ate for her last meal.

By Cara Johnson Jun 27, 2022

Gold Miners In Canada Just Unearthed The Most Well-Preserved Woolly Mammoth Ever Found In North America

The baby mammoth, dubbed Nun cho ga, likely died more than 35,000 years ago, but she's so well-preserved that scientists can see what she ate for her last meal.

By Cara Johnson June 27, 2022

This Week In History News, Jun. 19 – 25

Head from a 2,000-year-old Hercules statue found in a Greek shipwreck, submerged WWII barge reappears in Italy, ancient Roman temples unearthed in the Netherlands.

By All That's Interesting Jun 24, 2022

This Week In History News, Jun. 19 – 25

Head from a 2,000-year-old Hercules statue found in a Greek shipwreck, submerged WWII barge reappears in Italy, ancient Roman temples unearthed in the Netherlands.

By All That's Interesting June 24, 2022

Archaeologists In The Netherlands Just Unearthed A 2,000-Year-Old Roman Temple Complex

Archaeologists have found two temples that they believe were used by Roman soldiers as early as the first century C.E. along with altar stones and carvings of deities.

By Cara Johnson Jun 22, 2022

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Archaeologists In The Netherlands Just Unearthed A 2,000-Year-Old Roman Temple Complex

Archaeologists have found two temples that they believe were used by Roman soldiers as early as the first century C.E. along with altar stones and carvings of deities.

By Cara Johnson June 22, 2022