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In an astounding revelation, scientists have unearthed an ancient fish species with a hearing mechanism strikingly similar to that of humans. This unexpected discovery, made on November 4, 2025, has ...

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Long ago, some saltwater fish adapted to freshwater — and in doing so, developed an extraordinary sense of hearing rivaling our own. By examining a 67-million-year-old fossil, researchers from UC ...

JUST one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still stands – with the rest lost to plunder, fire, earthquakes and the mysteries of time. Here’s what really happened to those lost wonders, and ...

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CAIRO (AP) — In an extravaganza of pharaonic imagery with a drone light show depicting ancient gods and pyramids in the sky, Egypt on Saturday inaugurated its long-delayed Grand Egyptian Museum, a ...