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In a discovery worthy of a Dan Brown novel, archaeologists in Jerusalem say they've found an ancient ritual cup with an intentionally cryptic message.

September 9, 2009
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When forged over burning human bones, swords become filled with "spirit," says the Taiwanese swordmaker behind the Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon sword and other masterpieces. Video.

September 08, 2009
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Rock rabbit dung heaps in Africa—some dating back tens of thousands of years—are time capsules of climate and vegetation information. Video.

September 04, 2009
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New genetic analysis bolsters the theory that wolves were first domesticated in East Asia, a new study says—and it's possible the canines were tamed to be livestock, not pets.

September 4, 2009
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A thousand "humans" melt in Berlin, golfers use a cuddly caddy, fires ravage Los Angeles, and more in our roundup of the week's best news pictures.

September 3, 2009
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Living apart from the natives, the first farmers in Europe were skilled immigrants from far-off farming cultures, a new study says.

September 3, 2009
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Low water levels at a southern Mexico reservoir have revealed the remains of a 16th-century convent submerged when the lake was created 40 years ago. Video.

September 02, 2009
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In fall 1969, computers sending data between two California universities set the stage for the Internet, which became a household word in the 1990s.Video.

August 31, 2009
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Chinese soldiers practice their singing, a "flydog" takes to the air in Hungary, and Greece's hillsides burn in this week's best news photos.

August 27, 2009
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In underground passageways that snake underneath the French capital, nearly six million people who died of disease in the Middle Ages share a final resting place.

August 25, 2009
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As the world celebrates Galileo's first telescope demonstration on August 25, 1609, take a trip through time with pictures of the telescope's evolution over the past 400 years.

August 25, 2009
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The H1N1 flu strain may infect half the U.S. population this fall and winter, but it will likely be no worse than seasonal flu, experts say.

August 25, 2009
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When Galileo Galilei unveiled what would become known as a revolutionary stargazing tool in Venice on August 25, 1609, he was an obscure professor looking for a career boost, historians say.

August 25, 2009
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It's not just a young Tom Cruise in tighty-whiteys that attracts some women to risky business—those with higher levels of the male sex hormone are more likely to take financial gambles, a new study says.

August 24, 2009
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Five bodies found in Bolivia may be guerrilla soldiers killed four decades ago for their involvement with revolutionary leader Che Guevara, anthropologists claim. Video.

August 21, 2009

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