Over a thousand years ago, people in the Northern Song Dynasty (960–1127) in China invented the world's first paper currency—Jiaozi. The advent of Jiaozi demonstrated to the world that objects ...

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Mar. 6, 2025 — Researchers have discovered the world's oldest known meteorite impact crater, which could significantly redefine our understanding of the origins of life and how our planet was ...

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Tip: Click the ‘Advanced’ button below the chart to access technical indicators and oscillators. Click ‘Reset’ to start over. Platinum’s price is up 3.81% from the price of $974.84 a week ago. Since ...

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One monk said his old temple was ‘reduced to heaps of ashes,’ as the fires continue to rage across the country Eli Wizevich The official structure, stuffed with significant coins and Greek ...

New DNA research shows that half the human beings alive today are descended from the Yamnaya, who lived in Ukraine 5,000 years ago. For about half the people alive today, the story of where they ...

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