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Who were the Scythians?
Reference The Scythians were an important ancient society of warriors and pastoralists who dominated the steppe land north of the Black Sea between 800 B.C. and A.D. 300.
Denisovan Gallery: Tracing the Genetics of Human Ancestors
Scientists have just completed sequencing the entire genome of a species of archaic humans called Denisovans.
Now-Extinct Relative Had Sex with Humans Far and Wide
The Denisovans spanned from Siberia to Asia, leaving evidence of interbreeding in modern humans.
Famed Roman Shipwreck Could Be Two
New secrets surface of the Antikythera shipwreck discovered a century ago.
Did the Maya Really Sacrifice Their Ballgame Players?
How did the Maya, Aztec and other Mesoamerican cultures play the ballgame? And did they really sacrifice the game's players?
The Evolution of Human Aggression
Is there evolutionary reasoning that explains our aggressive tendencies?
11 Surprising Facts About the Circulatory System
The human circulatory system was once a subject of great mystery, but now, modern science has revealed its inner workings. Here are 11 surprising facts about the human circulatory system.
Collapse of Mayan Civilization Traced to Dry Spells
The finding may be a harbinger of future droughts.
