While history books and classroom lessons about historical atrocities are common, a new study reveals that actively participating in remembrance projects might be far more effective at motivating people to take action than simply learning about the past.

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The rectum isn't typically associated with mummification techniques, but scientists have just discovered that's exactly how an 18th-century Austrian priest became one of Europe's best-preserved mummies.

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When the ancient supercontinent Pangea began to break apart 200 million years ago, it unleashed volcanic hell on Earth. New research from the Columbia Climate School reveals that five rapid pulses of lava, each erupting for less than a century, spewed massive amounts of sulfur into the atmosphere.

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In the ancient landscapes of what is now northeastern Brazil, 113 million years ago, an unusual ant with bizarre upward-pointing jaws died and became entombed in limestone.

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Blood, sand, and death – for Romans, there was no better entertainment than watching gladiators fight exotic animals in arenas across their vast empire.

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Two continents collided millions of years ago, forming a bridge that changed Earth's climate system and triggered one of history's greatest animal migrations.

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Extreme weather, not just barbarian hordes, may have helped bring down Roman Britain.

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In earlier centuries, papal funerals have been elaborate affairs, ceremonies befitting a Renaissance prince or other regal figure. But in recent years, the rites have been simplified.

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Earth's Northern Lights typically dance near the poles, but 41,000 years ago, they lit up skies over North Africa and Australia.

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Stone Age humans mastered fire technology during Earth's harshest climate period 23,000 years ago, creating hearths that reached temperatures of 600°C—comparable to modern campfires.

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Archaeologists have found a smoking gun in the ancient rivalry between two Mesoamerican powers.

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Tariffs were used in Ancient Rome, and for some of the reasons that governments claim to be using them today. Unfortunately for the Romans, however, these tariffs often led to higher prices, black markets and other economic problems.

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Deep in the darkest sections of European caves, archeologists have found tiny handprints, finger tracings, and footprints of children as young as two years old.

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Recent research provides compelling evidence that Middle Paleolithic peoples created deliberate patterns on stone artifacts as far back as 100,000 years ago—much earlier than previously believed.

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There's no surefire way to know specifically when our unique "superpower" first began, but scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology offer compelling evidence that humans possessed the capacity for language at least 135,000 years ago—much earlier than many previous estimates suggested.

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Cambridge University researchers have uncovered evidence that two distinct populations of ancient hominins, separated for over a million years, before reuniting around 300,000 years ago. It's a missing chapter of evolution that left its mark in the DNA of every human alive today.

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For decades, scientists have believed that meat-eating drove human evolution, particularly our enlarged brains.

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In a limestone cave in Israel, archaeologists have uncovered evidence of what might be the oldest case of cultural sharing between different human species.

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A team of researchers has uncovered evidence that early humans in Tanzania were crafting tools from animal bones 1.5 million years ago, overturning the long-standing assumption that bone technology emerged only much later in human history.

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A fascinating new study published in the Royal Society Open Science journal suggests that with strategic aerodynamic drafting—essentially using other runners as human windshields—an elite female athlete like Faith Kipyegon could potentially break the four-minute mile barrier right now.

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When volcanic disaster struck the Roman city of Herculaneum in 79 CE, a young man, believed to have been a guardian of a public building, met his demise in a flash of superheated ash. But his brain underwent a transformation so rare that scientists had previously considered it impossible in nature: it turned to glass.

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A massive iceberg known as A23a is currently on a collision course with South Georgia Island, threatening to disrupt the breeding grounds of penguins, seals, and albatrosses that call this remote South Atlantic outpost home. Research reveals that icebergs have been making similar voyages for millions of years.

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When archaeologists unearthed the remains of Viking-age Swedes from their thousand-year slumber, they expected to find evidence of battle wounds and hard living. Instead, using cutting-edge medical technology, they discovered skeletal evidence suggesting something far more relatable.

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The world’s biggest video sharing platform, YouTube, has just turned 20. It was started inauspiciously in February 2005 by former PayPal employees Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jawed Karim – with a 19-second video of Karim exploring San Diego Zoo.

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Ancient Egyptian mummies don't smell the way most people might expect.

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A cave in Poland has provided disturbing evidence about how some of our ancestors lived 18,000 years ago.

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Scientists have unearthed an exceptionally well-preserved skull belonging to Vegavis iaai, a diving bird that swam in Antarctic waters approximately 69 million years ago, during the last days of the dinosaurs.

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Deep in the foothills of northeastern Spain, international archaeologists have uncovered evidence that's reshaping our understanding of humanity's closest relatives.

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When Professor Hannah Cotton Paltiel volunteered to organize documents at the Israel Antiquities Authority's scrolls laboratory in 2014, she noticed something odd about a papyrus labeled as "Nabataean." "It's Greek to me!" she exclaimed -- and she meant it literally

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In the Mediterranean countryside, gardeners have learned to approach a certain cucumber with caution.

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Paying a fine in Viking-age Sweden could cost you an ox. Or, if you prefer, it's equivalent in silver.

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As antisemitism surges globally in the wake of October 7, an unlikely phenomenon provides grounds for cautious optimism: the emergence and continued operation of Holocaust museums and exhibitions in Muslim-majority countries.

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The mystery of dinosaur origins has taken an unexpected turn toward the equator. While paleontologists have long searched southern regions for clues about where these magnificent creatures first evolved, new research suggests we may have been looking in the wrong latitude altogether.

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Five million years ago, nature orchestrated what scientists now confirm was Earth's largest known flood, an event so massive it could have filled the Grand Canyon in just a few days.

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The Holocaust was the first mass atrocity to be heavily photographed. The mass production and distribution of cameras in the 1930s and 1940s enabled Nazi officials and ordinary people to widely document Germany’s persecution of Jews and other religious and ethnic minorities.

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While it’s undoubtedly important to the U.S., this part of the Atlantic Ocean washes against other countries, too. So, can the president really rename it? Sure! At least as far as the US is concerned, anyway.

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At a site called Oldupai Gorge in Tanzania, researchers have found evidence that one of our early ancestors, Homo erectus, wasn't just surviving but thriving in harsh desert-like conditions around one million years ago, much earlier than experts previously believed possible.

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Scientists have made a remarkable discovery about women's roles in ancient British society by analyzing DNA from skeletal remains dating back about 2,000 years.

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A new archaeological study has revealed that some of humanity's earliest farmers weren't just making basic flatbreads -- they were crafting something closer to modern-day focaccia, complete with seasonings and oils.

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For nearly a century, archaeologists and historians believed a well-preserved skull discovered in an ancient Turkish tomb belonged to an Egyptian princess. New research has definitively proven otherwise, revealing instead the remains of a young boy who likely struggled with significant developmental issues.

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Thanks to the work of linguists, historians, archaeologists and anthropologists, researchers know a lot about how different body parts are appraised in societies both small and large, from ancient times to the present day.

But where did such laws originate?

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Scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery about the origins of the human outer ear, revealing that this distinctive mammalian feature evolved from an unexpected source: fish gills.

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It seems hard to fathom that discussions about U.S. annexation efforts against Canada are actually unfolding. Alarming indeed, but it would be a mistake to ignore history, overlook the U.S. Constitution and try to outwit the art of the deal.

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It’s unlikely you’ve missed the story. In recent weeks, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has again repeatedly voiced his desire for the United States to take “ownership and control” of Greenland – an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark.

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Lead pollution from Roman mining and metal production may have lowered intelligence levels across the vast Roman Empire nearly 2,000 years ago, new research suggests.

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New findings overturn long-held assumptions about population movements during the twilight of the Roman Empire and the dawn of the Viking Age.

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Many U.S. presidents come from modest upbringings. Born in Plains, Georgia, Jimmy Carter’s Depression-era childhood was no exception. His home lacked running water and electricity, while his rural high school lacked a 12th grade. What made Carter exceptional was the degree to which these humble beginnings would influence his life,…

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Researchers have discovered that while massive volcanic eruptions did trigger dramatic climate changes before the dinosaurs' extinction, these effects had already dissipated by the time the fatal asteroid struck Earth.

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According to a thought-provoking paper by renowned systems theorist Dr. Nafeez Ahmed, human civilization may be approaching a transformative moment, or what researchers call a "planetary phase shift."

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Researchers have stumbled upon a mysterious musical score hidden within Scotland's first printed book.

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