Experts think the renowned Austrian Symbolist painted the artwork in 1897. An art gallery in Vienna has priced it at $16 ...

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A mysterious artifact reportedly found in an Egyptian tomb has sparked widespread speculation among historians and ...

hunter-gatherers might have island-hopped their way to Africa across the Mediterranean. The first genomic study of ancient people from the eastern Maghreb region — present-day Tunisia and ...

Ancient frog relatives were among the 10% that ... “Fossils are known from South Africa and Australia in the south, as well as North America, Europe, and Russia in the north.

A total lunar eclipse on March 13-14, 2025, will be visible across Earth's night side. See detailed maps of where and when to watch the dramatic 'Blood Moon'.

Diodorus Siculus recounts that the Carthaginian Senate, facing internal dissent and external threats, even considered negotiating for peace, fearing the collapse of their African holdings. An ...

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Astronomers are excited to be poring over the first ever detailed geological ... This meant the ancient ocean of molten lava extended across the entire moon. The new map of Vikram’s landing ...

Researchers uncovered the nearly complete skull of an ancient apex predator that prowled North Africa roughly 30 million ...

On December 29, the South African government brought the case against Israel before the ICJ, accusing it of “genocidal acts” in its military campaign in Gaza. South Africa is set to submit a ...

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