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The Failure That Led to the Columbia Tragedy
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A small piece of insulation caused catastrophic damage.
Would You Face a Bear With a Spear? Ancient Humans Might Have
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This form of bear hunting took nerves of steel.
At the Edge of Extinction, These Neanderthals Were Cannibalized
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Inside the Tunnel of Bones, a macabre Neanderthal mystery unfolds.
This Is Where the First Alphabet Was Born
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It became the basis for most written languages, beginning 4,000 years ago in the Sinai desert.
Göbekli Tepe: The 11,500-Year-Old Mystery That Rewrote History
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What archaeologists found here reveals one of the biggest turning points in human history.
These Are the World’s Oldest Mummies
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They're older than King Tut, Ötzi the Iceman, and even the ones found in the Atacama Desert.
How Astronauts Avoided Disaster Building the International Space Station
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A dangerous spacewalk, a toxic leak, and a breathtaking view of Earth.
Ancient whale fossils found in the desert
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What is this whale skeleton doing in the Egyptian Sahara Desert?
How Did Early Humans Hunt Monkeys?
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These monkey bones showed that early humans could thrive in the rainforest.
This Was One of the First Known Human Ritual Sites
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Early humans may have brought offerings to this enormous stone snake.
This Discovery Rewrote Human History
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In a remote cave, in North West Africa, a chance discovery uncovered some mysterious human remains.
How Ancient Easter Island statues “walked”
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These giant stone heads were not dragged on sleds, as once thought.
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