Archaeologists have found the body of a child from around 9,000 years ago buried with thousands of beads in what is now Jordan. Based on the shape of the child’s jaw, she was probably...
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Wrong Diagnosis Kills Hundreds of Thousands in US Each Year : ScienceAlert
The number of Americans who suffer permanent consequences from medical misdiagnoses is higher than previously thought, according to a new study, but there are some simple steps you can take to lower your risk....
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What Is Making This Year So Damn Hot? : ScienceAlert
Human-made climate change is supercharging natural weather phenomena to drive heatwaves roasting Asia, Europe and North America that could make 2023 the hottest year since records began, scientists say. Here experts explain how 2023...
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4,000 Year Old ‘Stonehenge’ Monument First of Its Kind in The Netherlands : ScienceAlert
Dutch archaeologists on Wednesday revealed an around 4,000-year-old religious site – dubbed the “Stonehenge of the Netherlands” in the country’s media – which included a burial mound serving as a solar calendar. The burial...
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A Million Babies Could Be Saved Every Year With a Few Simple Changes : ScienceAlert
Providing simple and cheap healthcare measures to pregnant women – such as offering aspirin – could prevent more than a million babies from being stillborn or dying as newborns in developing countries every year,...
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X-Rays Solve The Mystery of This 30,000 Year Old Mummified Creature : ScienceAlert
At first the brown, mangled ball of fur and claws is unidentifiable. But X-ray scans have revealed this grapefruit-sized lump is actually a 30,000-year-old mummified ground squirrel from the ice age. A gold miner...
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Record-Breaking Human Lifespans Predicted by The Year 2060. Here’s Why. : ScienceAlert
In 1997, at the reported age of 122, Jeanne Calment passed away in the south of France, setting a benchmark for human survival. Though not all are convinced of the record’s authenticity, Calment’s purported...
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Former Delivery Man Found With a 600 Year Old Mummy ‘Girlfriend’ in His Cooler Bag : ScienceAlert
Police in Peru have seized a mummified human, between 600 and 800 years old, from a former food delivery man who claimed to have had it at his home for three decades. The mummy...
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Malaria-Carrying Mosquitos Are Expanding Their Territory Almost 3 Miles a Year : ScienceAlert
Scientists have long warned that climate change would push species into new territories, with the march of disease-carrying mosquitos among their gravest concerns. But this is not some theoretical future threat. Mosquitos that transmit...
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Dozens in 7,000 Year Old Mass Grave Were Carefully Decapitated After Death : ScienceAlert
Archaeologists have discovered a 7,000-year-old mass grave in Slovakia containing 38 skeletons, with all but one decapitated. The remains were found at the Vráble-Vèlke Lehemby site in Slovakia, one of the largest settlements of...
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