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DNA proves that a human-like species with huge teeth co-existed with early man
A new genetic analysis suggests that the recently discovered Denisovans lived in Eurasia for millennia.NEWS.NATIONALGEOGRAPHIC.COM
The iconic Coca Cola bottle was patented 100 years ago
The iconic package design was patented on Nov. 16, 1915TIME.COM
Pluto looking pretty psychedelic
Space photos of the week, November 8–15.WIRED.COM|BY WIRED PHOTO DEPARTMENT
Pieces of ancient board game including 14-sided die found in Chinese tomb along with body of looter
Looters seem to have rolled the dice and lost when they plundered the tomb of an ancient aristocrat in Qingzhou City, China. When archaeologists...ANCIENT-ORIGINS.NET
Artifacts keep alive the search for the Lost Colony
Researchers believe a place about 4 miles from Edenton and near U.S. 17 could be where Virginia Dare, the first English child born in the New World...HAMPTONROADS.COM
Ancient seal found on Temple Mount in Sifting Project
JERUSALEM – A 3,000-year-old seal discovered on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount likely dates back to the times of David and Solomon and confirms the...CHRISTIANNEWS.NET|BY GARRETT HALEY
WTF chunk of space junk will hit Earth on Friday the 13th
A mysterious mass of space trash is set to hit earth next month--on Friday the 13th. Aptly dubbed WT1190F--or WTF-- the galactic chunk of junk will...NYPOST.COM
Keep an eye out for Taurid Fireballs!
We've been hearing reports of Taurid fireballs! It's time to start watching for them. Details on the South Taurid shower, and when to watch.EARTHSKY.ORG
This ancient Maya village in El Salvador was preserved in ash from a volcano that erupted in 660 AD
A continuing look at a Maya village in El Salvador frozen in time by a blanket of volcanic ash 1,400 years ago shows the farming families who lived...COLORADO.EDU
The little-known ancient Anasazi Moon House in Utah is worth the trek to experience it
It was a balmy March morning, and I was speeding down a glorious stretch of Utah highway alongside soaring red-rock cliffs and the churning...LATIMES.COM|BY LOS ANGELES TIMES