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Sacrificed Inca children died very differently than we thought, study findsA new look at three children who died in the Inca human sacrifice ceremony known as Capacocha reveals their last few months and moments.
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Once a 'miracle in the desert,' California's Salton Sea now spreads toxic dust on vulnerable communitiesInterview Medical anthropologist Ann Cheney speaks to Live Science writer Sascha Pare about the heavy toll toxic dust from California's largest inland lake takes on marginalized communities.
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6,000-year-old broken ribs discovered in Syria may be one of the oldest known cases of child abuse in the worldAround 6,000 years ago in Mesopotamia, an infant suffered severe injuries in what might be the Middle East's earliest documented case of child abuse.
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Ancient children's teeth reveal a syphilis-like disease was spreading in Vietnam 4,000 years agoRemains from three Stone Age children in Vietnam may challenge long-standing ideas about the origin of syphilis, scientists say.
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Babies weren't supposed to be mourned in the Roman Empire. These rare liquid-gypsum burials prove otherwise.Despite historical records saying otherwise, Roman babies were mourned at death, research into unique plaster burials from York reveals.
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5,500 years ago, a teenage girl was buried with her father's bones on her chest, new DNA study revealsA novel DNA analysis of skeletons excavated from a Neolithic hunter-gatherer cemetery in Sweden has revealed surprising family relationships.
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CT scans reveal the last moments of Inca children sacrificed as 'messengers to the gods'New CT scans reveal the last moments of the Inca children who were sacrificed and mummified about 500 years ago.
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Why do kids eat their boogers?There may be something more than just a bad habit behind this behavior.
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Shrinking tree canopy at California schools could put kids at risk of extreme heatA recent study examined changes in tree canopy cover around California schools. The observed declines could put kids at higher risk of heat stress.
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