What was the ‘Star of Bethlehem’? Was it a planet or an exploding star in the distant cosmos?

A look at the enduring mystery of the ‘Star of Bethlehem’, exploring whether Jupiter, rare planetary alignments, comets or supernovae could explain the celestial event that has fascinated astronomers ...
History With Kayleigh Official on MSN

4,000 year wind technology: The real ancient Iranian engineering behind Dune’s windtraps

Frank Herbert’s Dune popularized windtraps as devices that harvest moisture from desert air, but real ancient Iran developed ...

Ancient humans mastered fire-making 400,000 years ago, study shows

Scientists in Britain say ancient humans may have learned to make fire far earlier than previously believed, after uncovering ...
Nature

Neanderthals mastered fire — 400,000 years ago

Archaeological evidence makes a compelling case for Neanderthal-created fires 400,000 years ago in Suffolk, UK — plus, how ...
Scientific American

Ancient Humans Were Making Fire 350,000 Years Earlier Than Scientists Realized

Making fire on demand was a milestone in the lives of our early ancestors. But the question of when that skill first arose ...
Live Science

'It is the most exciting discovery in my 40-year career': Archaeologists uncover evidence that Neanderthals made fire 400,000 years ago in England

Archaeologists have found the earliest evidence yet of fire technology — and it was created by Neanderthals in England more ...