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Magna Carta 'copy' wrongly catalogued in 1940s found to be original

A rare, centuries-old original Magna Carta has been rediscovered after being mistakenly catalogued as a copy during a 1940s auction. The historic document, an early version of the iconic royal charter of rights, was...

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Giant Redheaded Centipedes Are Venom Mixologists

An undated image from Schendel et al., Nature Ecology and Evolution 2024 of Scolopendra morsitans, or the redheaded centipede. (Schendel et al., Nature Ecology and Evolution 2024 via The New York Times)

‘Meeting with the past’, Greek family keeps ancient instruments alive

A footprint hypothesized to have been created by a Homo erectus individual. (Kevin G. Hatala via The New York Times)

A Memorable Night Enchanted by Russian Folk Music

A Memorable Night Enchanted by Russian Folk Music

Vast Oceans of Water May Be Hiding Within Uranus and Neptune

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'Eyelash viper', leaf-nosed bat among new species found in Mekong

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The Statue of an Emperor That Lost Its Head Is Getting It Back

An undated image via the Manhattan District AttorneyÕs Office of a headless statue on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art before it determined to be looted and returned to Turkey in 2023. (via Manhattan District AttorneyÕs Office via The New York

Bronze statues, coins and ancient eggs found in Tuscan thermal baths

Bronze statues, coins and ancient eggs found in Tuscan thermal baths

Mammoth: It’s What Was for Dinner

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Bradman 'baggy green' cap sells for $250,000 at auction

A cap worn by Australia's greatest cricket legend Don Bradman is on display at an auction house Bonhams in Sydney on December 2, 2024. The cap will be auctioned in Sydney on December 3, 2024, with the tattered "baggy green" expected to fetch as much as 260,000 USD. (Photo by Saeed KHAN / AFP)

Scientists unveil 3,600-year-old forging process of Nebra Sky Disc

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Peru scientists unveil crocodile fossil up to 12 million years old

A 10-million-year-old fossil of a juvenile Cenozoic crocodile of the genus Piscogavialis is unveiled in Lima on November 27, 2024. The Geological, Mining, and Metallurgical Institute of Peru (Ingemmet) presented the articulated and almost complete skeleton of a juvenile fossil gavial discovered in Ocucaje, Ica, in southern Peru. (Photo by Ernesto BENAVIDES / AFP)

Notre-Dame cathedral set to reopen: What to expect

The facade of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral in Paris. — AFP

The Timeless Art of Omani Pottery Becomes More Sustainable

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This Elephant Uses a Hose to Give Herself a Shower Every Day

Mary, an Asian elephant at the Berlin Zoo who has learned to use a hose to shower herself. (Urban et al., Current Biology 2024 via The New York Times).

‘Critically endangered’ African penguins just want peace, food

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