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Ancient city found under Cambodian earth

Airborne laser technology has uncovered a network of roadways and canals, illustrating a bustling ancient city in Cambodia.

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Noah’s ark: was it possible?

What is “gopher wood”? How did Noah fit all those animals on the boat? And how did he stand the smell?

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Long-lost diary a window into Nazi soul

US officials unveiled the 400-page diary of Alfred Rosenberg, a top Hitler aide, who oversaw the genocide against Jews.

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Cambodia's famed Angkor Wat temples complex stands in Siem Reap province, about 230 kilometers northwest Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Airborne laser technology has uncovered a network of roadways and canals, illustrating a bustling ancient city linking Cambodia's Angkor Wat temples complex.

Ancient city found under Cambodian earth
June 18 2013 at 10:27

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An artist rendering provided by Answers in Genesis, the ministry founded by creationism proponent Ken Ham, shows the proposed 'Ark Encounter' theme park.

Noah’s ark: was it possible?
June 15 2013 at 09:00

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A photographer takes pictures of documents from the diary of Nazi leader Alfred Rosenberg displayed during a news conference in Wilmington.

Long-lost diary a window into Nazi soul
June 14 2013 at 09:59

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File photo: More than 60 Buddha images and amulets were found nearby the site, 400 kilometres north-west of Vientiane.

Buddha rescued from banks of Mekong
June 12 2013 at 09:21

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The Do 17 - nicknamed the 'flying pencil' because of its narrow fuselage - was one of the principal bombers used by the Luftwaffe in the early years of the war, including during the Blitz. Picture: YouTube

German bomber back from the deep
June 11 2013 at 09:31

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French marine archaeologist Franck Goddio speaks at a new exhibition titled 'Egypt's Sunken Treasures' in Madrid.

Sleeping giants of Atlantis rise from deep
June 10 2013 at 10:17

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Scholars in remote areas, often cut out of earlier research because of logistics, are eager partners today in the decoding of the Mayan language.

Mayans meet the internet
June 9 2013 at 08:59

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Fishermen paddle canoes on the Maranon river. Canoes made of tree trunks were the personal transport 'run-abouts' of choice in prehistoric Britain, where hundreds of thousands of them may have been created, archaeologists believe.

One man’s firewood is another’s transport
June 7 2013 at 18:00

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Archicebus grew no bigger than a modern-day pygmy shrew and from its relatively small eye sockets scientists believe it was active during the day rather than at night, feeding off insects and small invertebrates. Picture: YouTube.com

Skeleton of oldest-known primate found
June 7 2013 at 09:21

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The 60ft-long monster had a large head, short neck and a teardrop-shaped body.

The Dino Jaws that ruled the ocean
June 6 2013 at 10:10

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