A new look at fossils from the Cambrian Period around 500 million years ago has revealed that some of the earliest animals spent time on mudflats that were sometimes exposed to the air – a find that c ...

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Some national borders are determined by natural phenomena like seas, mountains and rivers. Most, however, are created by ...

This is the twelvth part in a series about riding night trains across Europe and the Near East to Armenia—to spend time in ...

Ancient Greek geographer Strabo is one of the greatest writers in the ancient world, devoting his life to studying, writing, ...

Even around 5,000 years after their embalming, Strlič and collaborators described the bodies as smelling “pleasant.” This is ...

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Scent was an important consideration in the mummification process that used oils, waxes and balms to preserve the body and ...