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2,000-year-old Roman military sandal with nails for traction found in Germany
LiveScience· 23 hours agoArchaeologists have discovered the remains of a 2,000-year-old Roman sandal near an ancient military fort in Germany. Researchers unearthed the military-style footwear while conducting excavation ...
Earth's rotating inner core is starting to slow down — and it could alter the length of our days
LiveScience· 6 days agoEarth's inner core is a roughly moon-size chunk of solid iron and nickel that lies more than 3,000...
1,600-year-old coin discovered in Channel Islands features Roman emperor killed by invading Goths
LiveScience· 3 days agoArchaeologists in the Channel Islands off the coast of France have discovered two Roman coins — one...
Royal tomb in Benin has traces of human blood on its walls, hinting at human sacrifice, study finds
LiveScience· 6 days agoNearly 200 years ago, human blood is said to have been incorporated into a ceremonial tomb built...
Space photo of the week: Hubble roars back to life with exquisite image of nearby galaxy
LiveScience· 2 days agoWhy it's so special: This is the first image from the Hubble Space Telescope in its new pointing...
Medieval warrior woman was buried alongside 23 Spanish monks, and no one knows why
LiveScience· 24 hours agoWhile excavating a castle in Spain, archaeologists found a surprise: a woman buried alongside more than 20 medieval monks. "We should picture her as a warrior of about forty years of age, just ...
Gates of Hell: Turkmenistan's methane-fueled fire pit that has been burning since 1971
LiveScience· 4 days agoThe "Gates of Hell," also known as the Darvaza gas crater after a nearby village, is a methane- and...
Easter Island's population never collapsed because it never got that big, researchers suggest
LiveScience· 4 days agoThe island of Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, never had a catastrophic population collapse, a...
'Reverse Turing test' asks AI agents to spot a human imposter — you'll never guess how they figure...
LiveScience· 4 days agoFive artificial intelligence (AI) models, one each adopting the role of Aristotle, Mozart, Leonardo...
'It's pretty incredible, the guy's got three legs': Watch lion looking for sex make record-breaking...
LiveScience· 6 days agoA three-legged lion and his brother made a record-breaking swim across a river teeming with...