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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.
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 Did Early Humans Hunt Monkeys?
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These monkey bones showed that early humans could thrive in the rainforest.
At the Edge of Extinction, These Neanderthals Were Cannibalized
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Inside the Tunnel of Bones, a macabre Neanderthal mystery unfolds.
Did Homo sapiens and Neanderthals Interbreed?
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Ancient bones reveal that early Homo sapiens and Neanderthals didn’t just coexist.
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.
How Ancient Easter Island statues “walked”
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These giant stone heads were not dragged on sleds, as once thought.
How parrots swing like monkeys
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Like monkeys, parrots are also able to travel by suspending their body weight.
Astronaut Walter Cunningham on the Historic Apollo 7 Mission
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He discussed the first crewed Apollo mission, Apollo 7, with NOVA in 1998.
Why is the Eiffel Tower Shaped Like That?
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The Eiffel Tower was a completely novel design at the time it was built.
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