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Archaeology breakthrough as erotic frescoes highlight Romans' saucy secrets
Excavations in Pompeii's 'House of the Chaste Lovers' have uncovered a multitude of millennia-old frescoes
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ScienceArchaeology breakthrough as discovery of 4,000-year-old settlement challenges 'long-held belief'
The findings reveal that stable agricultural settlements existed on the African Mediterranean coast more than 3,000 years ago
SciencePalaeontology breakthrough reveals how T-rex relative once dominated Britain
Massive meat-eating megalosaurs and enormous plant-eating sauropods once roamed Scotland, new research has found
Science'Evidence of medieval England's diverse population' found at 1,300-year-old burial sites
'Our results emphasise the cosmopolitan nature of England in the early medieval period,' researchers claimed
ScienceNasa astronauts left in space for 9 months name and shame who's to blame for leaving them stranded
Nasa has confirmed SpaceX's Crew-10 mission is being fast-tracked to bring the astronauts home
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Scientists sound alarm as Earth flies through Sun-ravaged asteroid debris
New discoveries have been made about meteors following the findings
Archaeology breakthrough as scientists claim 'vast underground city' in Egypt is tens of thousands of years older than the pyramids
Independent experts and Egyptian authorities have swiftly dismissed the claims as 'outlandish'
Nasa Mars rover reveals huge 'spiderwebs' on Red Planet filled with 'eggs that scientists can't explain'
The discovery could pave the way for a breakthrough in finding life on Mars
Californian city rocked by hundreds of earthquakes as locals fear ‘Big One’ imminent
There is an estimated 72 per cent chance of a major, millions-impacting earthquake striking the area in the coming years
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Human origins: Neanderthals and Homo sapiens mated within past 50,000 years, new research suggests
Neanderthal DNA makes up around 1-2 per cent of the average human genome
Archaeologists uncover 'ancient pub' in incredible discovery at Dover Beacon
Hundreds of clay pipes and German wine bottles were found at the Kent site
Archaeologists reveal 20-year-long restoration of one of ancient Egypt's most important landmarks
The statues depict Tutankhamun's grandfather
Archaeology breakthrough: Message on 2,600-year-old Turkish monument finally deciphered
The message was left by the Phrygians, who inhabited the region from roughly 1200 to 600 BC
'Absolutely astonishing' Roman road found just half a metre below Manchester's streets
'The Romans knew what they were doing when it came to engineering,' the lead archaeologist behind the dig said
Nasa shows off asteroid-hunting spacecraft set to help defend Earth from 'city-killer' meteors
Scientists have already detected more than 40,000 near-Earth asteroids capable of delivering devastating damage to humanity