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Why does the date of Easter change every year?

Easter can fall on any Sunday between March 22 and April 25. The date took millennia to standardize for surprisingly complex reasons.

LiveScience · Apr 6, 2023

Mysterious mosaics depicting Medusa uncovered at 2nd-century Roman villa

Two Roman-era mosaics depicting the snake-haired mythological figure Medusa were unearthed at the Villa of the Antonines in Italy.

LiveScience · Apr 5, 2023

The smallest and largest creatures make up most of Earth's biomass, surprising study finds

Contrary to a finding from the 1960s, a new study reveals that the bulk of Earth's biomass comes from giant and tiny organisms.

LiveScience · Apr 5, 2023

1,100-year-old 'ceremonial' Viking shields were actually used in battle, study suggests

The Viking shields found on the Gokstad ship in 1880 were not strictly ceremonial and may have been used in hand-to-hand combat, according to a new analysis.

LiveScience · Apr 4, 2023

Clever, bird-like dinosaurs that lived 74 million years ago got cozy in communal nests, study suggests

New research has found that troodontids, a group of bird-like dinosaurs that lived 74 million years ago, had high enough body temperatures to brood their eggs in communal nests.

LiveScience · Apr 3, 2023

See the oldest human ever found in Egypt in stunning new facial approximation

Using photogrammetry, researchers created two facial approximations of an ancient Egyptian man.

LiveScience · Apr 3, 2023

Why are some people always late?

Being late is a tendency that some people cannot seem to shake. Many factors contribute to perpetual lateness, including time perception, time management and personality.

LiveScience · Apr 3, 2023

How long will it take for humans to colonize another planet?

There's a huge difference between sending humans to Mars and colonizing worlds outside our solar system.

LiveScience · Apr 2, 2023

Who ruled ancient Egypt after King Tut died?

When the pharaoh Tutankhamun died young, his widow may have tried to remain on the ancient Egyptian throne, ancient letters reveal.

LiveScience · Apr 1, 2023

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LiveScience · Mar 30, 2023