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Neanderthals made fire, orcas and dolphins team up, and the 'Star of Bethlehem' explored
Science news this week Dec. 13, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.
16th-century gallows and dozens of skeletons discovered in France
Archaeologists have identified a 16th-century gallows structure and nearly a dozen mass burial pits in Grenoble, France.
'They had not been seen ever before': Romans made liquid gypsum paste and smeared it over the dead before burial, leaving fingerprints behind, new research finds
Fingerprints on a Roman burial hold new clues to an unusual liquid gypsum funeral ritual.
Stunningly preserved Roman-era mosaic in UK depicts Trojan War stories — but not the ones told by Homer
A newfound mosaic draws inspiration from "Phrygians," a play by the Athenian playwright Aeschylus that survives only in bits and pieces.
'It is the most exciting discovery in my 40-year career': Archaeologists uncover evidence that Neanderthals made fire 400,000 years ago in England
Archaeologists have found the earliest evidence yet of fire technology — and it was created by Neanderthals in England more than 400,000 years ago.
New discoveries at Hadrian's Wall are changing the picture of what life was like on the border of the Roman Empire
The British northern frontier was the edge of the Roman world — and a place of violence, boredom and opportunity, experts told Live Science.
Ash Pendant: The only known depiction of a pregnant Viking woman
The Ash Pendant was discovered in a Viking Age burial mound in Sweden and may have been used by a female shaman.
The 'hobbits' may have died out when drought forced them to compete with modern humans, new research suggests
A reduction in rainfall may have played a sizable role in the extinction of Homo floresiensis, the archaic human species nicknamed the "hobbit," a new study finds.
