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Modern grapes exist because the dinosaurs died out, new research finds
CNN via Yahoo News Singapore· 10 hours agoWhen an asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs, new animals and plants competed to survive on a changing...
The hidden ‘eagle’s nest’ city that Alexander the Great couldn’t conquer
CNN via Yahoo Style Singapore· 17 hours agoWe’re too caught up in the achievements of our technological age to appreciate even the basic...
Cambodia welcomes the Met's repatriation of centuries-old statues looted during past turmoil
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 days agoThe return to Cambodia this week of 14 sculptures that had been looted from the country during a...
Denisovans were living on the Tibetan plateau surprisingly recently, scientists say
CNN via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 days agoLittle is known about the Denisovans. But a new study is revealing how these enigmatic ancient...
Flirting with disaster: When endangered wild animals try to mate with domestic relatives, both...
The Conversation via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 days agoConflicts between herders and the wild ancestors of their yaks, camels and reindeer are a serious...
How was popcorn discovered? An archaeologist on its likely appeal for people in the Americas...
The Conversation via Yahoo Style Singapore· 5 days agoWe have lots of evidence of hard stuff, such as pottery and stone tools, but softer things – such as...
Bronze Age workshop reveals precious pigment made from a recipe lost to time
CNN via Yahoo News Singapore· 7 days agoThis week, uncover a lost recipe for history’s most valuable pigment, explore an asteroid with a...
The bizarre social history of beds
The Conversation via Yahoo Style Singapore· 7 days agoToday’s beds are thought of as bastions of privacy. But not long ago, they were the perches from which kings ruled and places where travelers hunkered...