A Closer Look at an Elusive Ancient Plague

This epidemic was known as Plague of Justinian—it occurred between 541 and 750 A.D., and is one of the earliest known ...

Resurrected ancient enzyme offers new window into early Earth and the search for life beyond it

By resurrecting a 3.2-billion-year-old enzyme and studying it inside living microbes, researchers at the University of ...

As Trump covets Greenland, Arctic island still holds toxic U.S. waste

As Trump considers buying Greenland, the island grapples with hazardous US military waste and environmental liabilities.
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Ancient proto-Earth relic found—4.5 billion years of history rewritten

Scientists say they have found geochemical traces of Earth’s ancient self hidden far below our feet, suggesting that parts of the planet that existed before the Moon-forming collision 4.5 billion ...
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Largest discovery in 30 years at the Tower of London is linked to the Black Death

The biggest discovery in 30 years at the Tower of London reveals a possible 14th-century burial pit linked to the Black Death ...
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Experiment explains why Earth's inner core is not as solid as we once thought

A bullet-speed experiment reveals that the Earth's inner core may be softer and more dynamic than previously thought.

Science quiz: on palaeoclimatology

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