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Archaeologists uncover 3,000-year-old land ditches west of Leipzig

Harald Stäuble: 'The system of land ditches was in use for about 500 years'.

Paleontologists unearth 230-million-year-old mass grave of giant amphibians in Wyoming

The fossil find includes at least 19 individuals of the species Buettnererpeton bakeri, which were as large as adult alligators.

Previously unknown dinosaur species discovered in Portugal's Lusitanian Basin

‘This specimen reflects that iguanodonts had a much greater diversity than previously thought,’ said Bruno Silva of Universidade Nova de Lisboa.

Mercury gemstone and ritual knife found in Roman-era German Settlement

Discoveries challenge previous assumptions about Roman influence in the region, revealing extensive Roman activity and complex interactions with local populations.

Scientists reveal the Calypso Deep as an ultimate landfill for marine debris

A study in Marine Pollution Bulletin reveals record-high marine litter in deep waters, highlighting the urgent environmental crisis in the Mediterranean.

Ancient 'Hunger Games'? Brutal youth sacrifice rituals found in Bronze Age Turkey

"A group of teenagers who were gathered—either forcibly or voluntarily—to perform extreme rituals."

Researchers discover Earth's first crust, formed 4.5 billion years ago, had chemical features simil

Scientists have long thought that tectonic plates needed to dive beneath each other to create the chemical fingerprint we see in continents.

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