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Many historians consider the fall of the Western Roman Empire to have been when the emperor Romulus Augustulus abdicated, but not all historians agree.

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Researchers have created a never-before-seen form of ice with a disorganized structure and a density almost exactly that of liquid water.

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Battle site of 'Great Revolt' recorded on Rosetta Stone unearthed in Egypt

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A battleground fought over by ancient Egyptians and the Ptolemaic Kingdom and mentioned on the Rosetta Stone has been discovered.

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By Ben Turner published

A volcano-like eruption on the surface of a dead neutron star could explain its sudden slowdown and the slew of fast radio bursts that followed

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On a recent expedition to Antarctica, researchers discovered five perfectly-preserved meteorites that have likely been hiding beneath the ice for thousands of years.

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The rodent has been predicting the start of spring since 1887. But how good is Phil at his prognostications?

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112 genes were linked to thyroid conditions in a large genomic study.

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