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Many of us know the conventional theory of how the dinosaurs died 66 million years ago: in Earth's fiery collision with a meteorite, and a following global winter as dust and debris choked…

When you picture life on other planets, you may picture advanced interstellar civilizations populated by hyper-intelligent beings. Those beings could exist, but scientists…

After Hunt’s unusual flight home, Shanidar Z made it safely to the University of Cambridge for digital scanning and will eventually be transferred back to northern Iraq to feature as the…

An analysis of ancient DNA from a 100,000-year-old polar bear has revealed that extensive hybridization between polar bears and brown bears occurred during the last warm interglacial period…

Lilith Games has announced the next playable civilization coming to the MMOSLG Rise of Kingdoms: ancient Egypt.The developer announced the addition of ancient Egypt last…

The Black Death, the biggest pandemic of our history, was caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis and lasted in Europe between the years 1346 and 1353. Despite the pandemic's immense…

Netflix has announced two major indie games coming to Netflix Games – Spiritfarer and Raji: An Ancient Epic. During Netflix Geeked Week, the company announced that Spiritfarer is coming to…

A cave in southern Spain was used by ancient humans as a canvas for artwork and as a burial place for over 50,000 years, according to a study published June 1, 2022 in the open-access…

Scientists have finally put to bed a long-standing question over the role of Earth's orbit in driving global ice age cycles. In a new study published today in the journal Science, the team…

Reading Time: 2 minutes  Play’n GO’s impressive Ancient Egyptian series grows further with their latest release, King’s Mask. Of all the Egyptian Pharaohs, King Tutankhamun…