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'Stranded' astronauts return and mystery human ancestor
Science news this week March 22, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.
3,200-year-old Egyptian tomb may belong to military commander who served under Ramesses III
The ancient Egyptian tomb holds the remains of a man with a gold ring bearing the name of Ramesses III.
Smallest human relative ever found may have been devoured by a leopard 2 million years ago
The left hip and leg bones from a young female Paranthropus robustus discovered in South Africa show she was extremely short — and ended up as a leopard's lunch.
Ancient Egyptian soldiers and Greek mercenaries were at 'Armageddon' when biblical king was killed, study suggests
Archaeologists have discovered evidence of an Egyptian army where an Israelite king was killed. The discoveries at Megiddo, which inspired "Armageddon," reinforce biblical stories about King Josiah of Judah.
Stonehenge isn't the oldest monument of its kind in England, study reveals
Flagstones, an ancient monument and burial ground in England, is older than Stonehenge, a new radiocarbon-dating study finds.
'Not enough survives to read the king's name': Tomb discovered of unknown ancient Egyptian pharaoh
A king's tomb dating back around 3,600 years has been discovered at Abydos, Egypt.
2,200-year-old shackles discovered at ancient Egyptian gold mine
The discovery of two sets of iron ankle shackles at an ancient Egyptian gold mine reveals forced labor.
'Mystery population' of human ancestors gave us 20% of our genes and may have boosted our brain function
A novel genetic model suggests that the ancestors of modern humans came from two distinct populations that split and reconnected during our evolutionary history.
European hunter-gatherers boated to North Africa during Stone Age, ancient DNA suggests
DNA recovered from archaeological remains of ancient humans who lived in what is now Tunisia and northeastern Algeria reveals that European hunter-gatherers may have visited North Africa by boat around 8,500 years ago.
