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The Ultimate Guide to the Wonders of the World: Ancient, Natural, and New

While browsing a few popular world lists, we realized something wild: we’ve been to every one of the New Seven…

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Three-eyed ancient predator ‘unlike any living animal’ discovered

Scientists examining a rare fossil found in Canada’s Burgess Shale have discovered a predator with three eyes that lived over…

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Ancient ocean sediments link changes in currents to cooling of Northern Hemisphere 3.6 million years ago

New research from an international group looking at ancient sediment cores in the North Atlantic has for the first time…

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Dexterity and climbing ability: how ancient human relatives used their hands

Scientists have found new evidence for how our fossil human relatives in South Africa may have used their hands. Research…

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Ancient three-eyed ‘sea moth’ used its butt to breathe

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Despite centuries of digging, paleontologists are…

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Ancient 300-foot-tall mud waves gave rise to Atlantic Ocean

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New ancient fish species earliest known salmon ancestor

The Arctic landscape during the Cretaceous Period may have been dominated by the dinosaurs, but the rivers and streams held…

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Waxing and waning prairie: New study unravels causes of ancient climate changes

A long period of drought in North America has been recognized by scientists for decades. A new study links the…

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Ancient Roman infant burials uncovered under Switzerland housing project

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 A nearly yearlong excavation project in northern Switzerland is offering a glimpse into life…

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Ancient Andes society used hallucinogens to strengthen social order

Two thousand years before the Inca empire dominated the Andes, a lesser-known society known as the Chavín Phenomenon shared common…

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