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Archaeologists baffled after finding 4,800-year-old Bronze Age burial site full of ritually sacrificed teenagers
The discovery challenges an assumption that ancient societies followed a fixed power structure
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ScienceMars could have supported life after rivers of magma discovered by Oxford scientists
The research team analysed data collected by Nasa's InSight lander.
ScienceOut-of-control Soviet satellite to crash land on Earth in DAYS as scientist warns it could 'hit like a meteorite'
The failed Venus lander will likely survive re-entry into Earth's orbit due to its specially designed heat shield
ScienceSpace breakthrough as scientists find most powerful explosion ever seen in the universe - 'Something unusual!'
These events are capable of emitting 100 times the energy a supernova produces in a year
ScienceArtemis II latest: Nasa team reveals 'anxiety' as hours remain until perilous 'fireball' return to Earth
It comes just hours after Nasa chief Jared Isaacman admitted he was being 'kept up at night'
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Archaeologists hail major Bronze Age discovery as gigantic prehistoric city unearthed in British Isles
The site is said to have housed more than 600 homes
Artemis moon mission: Crew breaks record set by Apollo 13 after travelling 248,655 miles from Earth
The team have broken the record by roughly 4,105 miles, travelling further than any humans in history
Archaeologists discover 'world's oldest known sales receipt' in Turkey
The slip was written in cuneiform, believed to be the world's oldest known writing system
Phone chemicals found in dolphin brains as marine biologists issue desperate plea
The chemicals were found in humpback dolphins and finless porpoises
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Mysterious sea creature discovered in UK waters for first time
Some scientists have attributed climate change for the creature's apperance
Archaeologists discover evidence of centruies-old illegal whisky still
The excavation team also uncovered a substantial drain beneath the floor, topped with stone capping, along with a timber post that once supported the roof
Soviet satellite to crash into Earth in just HOURS as scientists scramble to predict where it will strike
Three old spacecraft or rocket bodies re-enter Earth daily
Science breakthrough: Scientists finally uncover mystery of 1,400-year-old circular rings
The large rings coming out of hills in Australia's Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Country have been a source of confusion for many decades
'We know where she was!' Amelia Earhart's plane 'found in Pacific Ocean' by scientists using restored 1930s radio
Researchers have managed to pinpoint the exact location from where Amelia Earhart was last heard
Britons urged to use common kitchen utensil to watch nation's greatest solar eclipse in decades
Astronomers have also revealed the best places to watch the spectacle across the UK