Study points to a common origin of English and ancient Indian language Sanskrit 8,000 years ago
Language trees with sampled ancestors support a hybrid model for the origin of Indo-European languages.
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The British Pet Massacre of 1939: The disturbing truth of the pet holocaust
We all know about the Holocaust ― the genocide of the European Jews that took place during World War II. Between 1941 and 1945, across German-occupied Europe, Nazi Germany and…
Is this 2,000-year-old Egyptian burial site the world’s oldest pet cemetery?
A team of archaeologists has discovered the oldest known pet cemetery on record — a nearly 2,000-year-old burial ground filled with well-loved animals, including the remains of cats and monkeys…
These meteorites contain all of the building blocks of DNA
Scientists have found that three meteorites contain the chemical building elements of DNA and its companion RNA. A subset of these building components has previously been discovered in meteorites, but…
This ancient weapon was made from an object that fell out of the sky
In the 19th century, an archaeological excavation in Switzerland uncovered a Bronze Age arrowhead composed of an unexpected material.
The incredible story of Timothy Lancaster: The British Airways pilot who was sucked out of plane at 23,000ft yet lived to tell the tale!
In 1990, the cockpit window of a plane feII off and one of the pilots named Timothy Lancaster got sucked out. So the cabin crew just held onto his legs while the plane landed.
Carved stone turtle unearthed from Angkor reservoir site
Cambodian archaeologists have unearthed a large centuries-old statue of a turtle in an excavation at the famous Angkor temple complex in the country’s northwest.
Who is Luxci – the homeless deaf woman?
Luxci, also known as Lucy, was a homeless deaf woman, who was featured in a 1993 program of Unsolved Mysteries because she was found wandering in Port Hueneme, California a…
Archaeologists now believe that 8,000-year-old human skeletons from Portugal are the world’s oldest mummies
According to research based on historical photographs, the bones may have been preserved millennia before the otherwise oldest-known mummies. According to new research, a group of 8,000-year-old human remains discovered…
Have archaeologists finally found the lost ‘Temple of Hercules’ in Spain?
Researchers say they've discovered the ruins of the long-lost Temple of Hercules in a shallow channel in the Bay of Cádiz.
