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A unique silver penny issued by King Olaf Haraldsson has been identified within Norway's vast Mørstad Hoard, offering new evidence of how Viking rulers used coinage to promote Christianity and royal authority.
A deep genetic study reveals the hunter-gatherer Hadza and forager-farmer Tsimané share over 1,200 gut bacterial species, a core microbial heritage dating back to pre-migration human ancestors in Africa.
A 2016 astronaut photo mosaic reveals a rare sunglint effect across Lake Powell's entire length, as drought-driven water level declines expose ancient geological features and Jurassic fossils.
Archaeologists have uncovered a Sarmatian warrior's grave from the 1st century BCE-1st century CE within a much older Yamnaya burial mound.
A pyramid-shaped tomb from the late third or early fourth century A.D., blending Egyptian and Greek elements, has been unearthed at Bir al-Shaghala.
Archaeologists have uncovered a monumental complex of three ritual baths and a large pool at Jerusalem's Ophel, dating to the late Second Temple period.
Mysterious trenches scoring Australia's Nullarbor Plain are surface scars from the collapse of massive Oligocene and Miocene-era cave systems, new research shows.
Proteins from 400,000-year-old Homo erectus teeth found in China suggest a genetic link to Denisovans and, indirectly, to some modern populations.
Archaeologists in Serbia have uncovered a uniquely designed private bath complex within a tower of Emperor Maximinus Daza's 4th-century palace.
Archaeologists in Izmir, Turkey, have uncovered three public spaces with mosaic and marble floors, along with several wall paintings, in the ancient agora of Smyrna.
Startups are piloting humanoid robots for domestic chores, with prices ranging from $30 per hour to $20,000 per unit, though some autonomy may be assisted.
The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation voted in July to advance new regulations that would weaken Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
Researchers from AI company Pathway report their new BDH-CQ model uses a novel 'post-transformer' architecture.
A 1944 USAAF B-24 crash into a Lancashire school killed 61, including 38 young children, in WWII's worst Allied civilian aviation accident.
A 14th-century skeleton found in Stirling Castle, Scotland, shows 167 fractures that may mark the earliest proven death by a trebuchet, possibly the War Wolf ordered by Edward I.
Scientists use AI to design chip components 500 times smaller than previously imagined.