The oldest known dice date back about 12,000 years in North America

A study of ancient artifacts suggests Native American dice games began thousands of years earlier than previously documented.A study of ancient artifacts suggests Native American dice games began thousands of years earlier than previously documented.  

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Watch the first video of a sperm whale birth captured by scientists

In a sperm whale birth recorded in more intimate detail than ever before, local whales huddled around the mother and lifted the calf to the surface.In a sperm whale birth recorded in more intimate detail than ever before, local whales huddled around the mother and lifted the calf to the surface.  

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In a sperm whale birth recorded in more intimate detail than ever before, local whales huddled around the mother and lifted the calf to the surface.

A rare star in a tiny galaxy preserves a record of the early universe

Found in an ultrafaint dwarf galaxy, the ancient star’s unusual chemistry indicates it formed from gas enriched by a single early supernova.Found in an ultrafaint dwarf galaxy, the ancient star’s unusual chemistry indicates it formed from gas enriched by a single early supernova.  

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Found in an ultrafaint dwarf galaxy, the ancient star’s unusual chemistry indicates it formed from gas enriched by a single early supernova.

Neandertals made antibacterial ointment, but may not have known it

A team of scientists re-created the way Neandertals made birch tar and found its antibacterial properties could fight off skin infections.A team of scientists re-created the way Neandertals made birch tar and found its antibacterial properties could fight off skin infections.  

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A team of scientists re-created the way Neandertals made birch tar and found its antibacterial properties could fight off skin infections.

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