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Archaeological finds aren’t always unearthed from the ground or recovered from caves and catacombs. Sometimes, they basically fall from the sky.

Mucor lusitanicus will take the form of yeast in anaerobic environments, but change to a mycelial form in aerobic environments.

The ancient Roman army didn’t seem to be afraid of anything, but they definitely weren’t afraid of heights, as evidenced by the discovery of a 2,000-year-old Roman military camp located 7,000 feet above sea level in the Swiss Alps.

Asteroids would’ve supplied the necessary raw materials, heat, and geologic plumbing to circulate prebiotic matter while also creating freshwater crater lakes conducive to supporting life.

Great find, gonna be good to see it on display somewhere. It really is mad how little we know about the Picts

An excursion down a forgotten staircase in a 12th century French church resulted not only in a lost burial vault, but in a trip back in time to the sixth century.

An archaeologist’s dream can be a developer’s nightmare. That’s definitely been the case in North Carolina, as the builders of the new Bridge View neighborhood along the intercostal waterway near Cedar Point uncovered ancient bones while trying to construct a new housing development.

[…]Japanese researchers are moving forward with an experimental drug that promises to regrow human teeth. Human trials began in September 2024.

The Incan Temple of the Sun in Cusco has long been a visual and cultural jewel of the ancient empire. But there’s even more to admire below ground. Recently, archaeologists confirmed a long-held rumor: the existence of a labyrinth of underground tunnels extending out from the temple, sometimes over a mile in length.

430 million years ago, towering life-forms known as Prototaxites emerged from the ground, reaching heights of up to 26 feet and growing trunks up to 3 feet wide. When the first Prototaxites fossil was unearthed in 1843, it was mistaken for an ancient rotting conifer. But trees didn’t yet exist during the Silurian period, so what exactly was this thing taking over the ancient supercontinent of Gondwana?

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It’s going to come as such a shock to Ray Kurzweil when he dies.

Secret documents suggest a suspicious cover-up.