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Scientists find new markers to identify species from fragments of fossilized bone
What happened to all the megafauna? From moas to mammoths, many large animals went extinct between 50 and 10,000 years ago.
Prime numbers have fascinated mathematicians for centuries—technology is revolutionizing the search
A shard of smooth bone etched with irregular marks dating back 20,000 years puzzled archaeologists until they noticed ...
A Brief History of Our Obsession With Prime Numbers—and Where the Hunt Goes Next
Prime numbers have captivated mathematicians for thousands of years—and now cloud computing is helping them chase the biggest ...
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Scientists Identify The Oldest Known Evidence Of Humans Using Whale Bones To Make Tools
A study of prehistoric bone tools from the Bay of Biscay revealed that they were 20,000 years old, the oldest known example ...
Prime numbers, the building blocks of mathematics, have fascinated for centuries − now technology is revolutionizing the search for them
Today, people use complex computing networks to search for prime numbers with millions of digits. But early mathematicians ...
Archaeologists found a strange red mark on rock. Forensic police helped them unravel who made it
Scientists say they found one of the oldest known symbolic objects bearing a human fingerprint in Europe. The print hints at ...