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Scientists have digitally removed the 'death masks' from four Colombian mummies, revealing their faces for the first time
Centuries-old mummies from the Andes of Colombia have been digitally unmasked and virtually reconstr ...View More
Tutankhamun quiz: How much do you know about the famous boy king from ancient Egypt?
King Tutankhamun ruled over ancient Egypt during the New Kingdom, in the aftermath of his father — t ...View More
Stars that brush past black holes live longer, stranger lives after their close encounters with death
Black holes are often seen as cosmic monsters that swallow anything unlucky enough to stray too clos ...View More
Sea of Saharan 'star dunes' clashes with otherworldly terrain where 2 countries meet — Earth from space
This striking satellite image shows the stark difference between a giant field of sandy "stars" and ...View More
Citation cartels, ghost writing and fake peer-review: Fraud is causing a crisis in science — here's what we need to do to stop it
Academic fraud in science is becoming a big problem. For the integrity of our academic institutions ...View More
Iran among 'world's most extreme subsidence hotspots' with some areas sinking up to 1 foot per year, study finds
The depletion of Iran's underwater aquifers is driving the ground to sink rapidly throughout the cou ...View More
Ancient Egyptian statue of 'Messi' found at Saqqara necropolis is 'only known example of its kind from the Old Kingdom'
An "unparalleled" funerary statue of an ancient Egyptian man whose name may be Messi has been discov ...View More
Ancient Hobbits slowed down growth during childhood, showing that humans didn't always grow 'bigger and bigger brains'
Until Homo floresiensis was discovered, scientists assumed that the evolution of the human lineage w ...View More
Rare Fujiwhara hurricane 'dance' could save East Coast from worst effects of Tropical Storm Imelda
Two hurricanes could "dance" in the Atlantic this week as forecasters warn of life-threatening surf ...View More
How long does DNA last?
Scientists have been using ancient DNA to investigate questions about extinct animals since 1984, wh ...View More
