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Newly Found Pompeii Drawings Suggest Children Watched Brutal Gladiator Fights

Newly Found Pompeii Drawings Suggest Children Watched Brutal Gladiator Fights

Africa-Press - Namibia. An archeological site in the former Italian city has revealed children’s stick figure doodles of gladiator battles, indicating that Roman youth...
Maya Warrior Statue With Serpent Helmet Unearthed at Chichén Itzá

Maya Warrior Statue With Serpent Helmet Unearthed at Chichén Itzá

Africa-Press - Namibia. The artifact, discovered in the Casa Colorada complex at Chichén Itzá during the construction of the Tren Maya railway line, is...
Ancient Skeletons & Arrowheads Became 'Smoking Gun' in Mystery of Europe's Oldest-Known Battlefield

Ancient Skeletons & Arrowheads Became ‘Smoking Gun’ in Mystery of Europe’s Oldest-Known Battlefield

Africa-Press - Namibia. While the Tollense river valley in north-eastern Germany is currently is now an idyllic pastoral scene of lush green meadows, the...
Why Angara A5's Launch Ushers in New Era for Russia's Space Exploration

Why Angara A5’s Launch Ushers in New Era for Russia’s Space Exploration

Africa-Press - Namibia. Russia conducted a successful launch of the Angara A5 rocket on April 11 from the Vostochny Cosmodrome. What does the event...
Countdown to Cosmic Spectacle: Super Asteroid to Eclipse One of Brightest Stars

Countdown to Cosmic Spectacle: Super Asteroid to Eclipse One of Brightest Stars

Africa-Press - Namibia. There is apprehension about whether an asteroid will fully eclipse a giant star, leading to a unique blackout, or create a...
Geologists Officially Reject 'Anthropocene' Epoch

Geologists Officially Reject ‘Anthropocene’ Epoch

Africa-Press - Namibia. Scholars have decided against updating our planet's historical timeline — reasoning that the impact of human activity on Earth is insignificant...
Scientists Find ‘Strong Evidence’ of Mysterious Planet Lurking on Far Edges of Our Solar System

Scientists Find ‘Strong Evidence’ of Mysterious Planet Lurking on Far Edges of Our Solar...

Africa-Press - Namibia. Up until about two decades ago, when the International Astronomical Union downgraded Pluto’s status to a “dwarf planet,” the conventional wisdom...
Has Enigma of One of Life's Vital Chemical Compounds Been Unraveled?

Has Enigma of One of Life’s Vital Chemical Compounds Been Unraveled?

Africa-Press - Namibia. A group of researchers has suggested that their discovery offers insights into how life on Earth may have originated. Chemists from the...
China Publishes Stunning High-Definition Geologic Atlas of the Moon

China Publishes Stunning High-Definition Geologic Atlas of the Moon

Africa-Press - Namibia. Humanity has been creating detailed maps of the Moon since the invention of telescopes in 17th century, with Polish astronomer Jan...
Rare Traces of Earth's Primordial Crust Lurk in Australia's Ancient Rocks

Rare Traces of Earth’s Primordial Crust Lurk in Australia’s Ancient Rocks

Africa-Press - Namibia. Precious few exposed areas on Earth offer researchers an opportunity to directly observe our planet’s ancient crust. Australia, boasting some of...