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Buddhas of Bamiyan: The colossal twin statues that stood...
The twin Buddha statues stood sentinel over a valley in Afghanistan until being destroyed by the Taliban. Now all that's left are...
1st map of Antarctica's green space unveiled. Here's what...
1st map of Antarctica's green space unveiled. Here's what it shows.
'Lord, make them die an awful death': Prisoner's dark pleas...
An archaeologist has identified the rare remains of a Roman prison in Corinth, Greece.
Space photo of the week: Stunning sand dunes slash across...
This stunning image of dune fields near Mars' north polar ice cap, taken by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, showcases the impact...
Heart attacks fell dramatically during the pandemic — and...
Better prevention is driving down heart-attack rates in the U.S., but the sharp drops seen at the height of the pandemic were likely...
Cannabis use linked to head and neck cancer risk
A new study that looked at 20 years of medical data from millions of people found a link between cannabis use and specific cancers.
Fossils from Greenland's icy heart reveal it was a green...
Greenland was almost completely ice-free at some point in the last one million years, fossilized flowers from a core sample taken...
Newborns are colonized with antibiotic resistant bacteria
Babies in Nigeria are testing positive for bacteria resistant to colistin, though it's not clear whether they pick it up in utero,...
