Global warming offers mixed blessings for ancient ocean predators, paleobiologists suggest
Sharks and rays have populated the world's oceans for around 450 million years, but more than a third of the species living ...
“History Cool Kids”: 91 Interesting Pictures From The Past
History books can only cover so much, and most of us haven’t cracked one open since we were in college. But if you want to ...
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Fossil Hunter Discovers 66-Million-Year-Old Vomit in Denmark, Offering a Clue to the Cretaceous Food Chain
A marine animal snacked on some sea lilies that did not agree with its stomach—and we now know what happened next ...
The oldest evidence for lead pollution comes from ancient Greece
Researchers have found the oldest known evidence of lead pollution dating to around 5,200 years ago in ancient Greece.
Largest single-burial assemblage of beads confirmed at ancient Montelirio grave site
A large team of archaeologists, historians and prehistory specialists affiliated with a host of institutions across Spain has ...
Ancient Greece and Rome’s Toxic Footprint Found in the Aegean
Ancient lead pollution in the Aegean Sea may have started 5,200 years ago — 1,200 years earlier than previously thought. Researchers analyzed sediment cores from land and sea, linking lead levels to ...
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Scientific Evidence Reveals The Event That Filled Up The Mediterranean And Reshaped The Earth's Geological History
Mediterranean countries are some of the most-visited in the world. However, millions of years ago, the Mediterranean's landscape was completely different, and shockingly dry. A megaflood took place ...