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THIS DAY IN HISTORY: Tiananmen Square protests

Thirty years ago today, there was a crackdown on student protests in Beijing that is still shrouded in secrecy


Fossils claim to show the moment the dinosaurs died

If confirmed, this could be the first direct evidence that an asteroid killed off the prehistoric giants


Newly opened Egyptian tomb is full of colour

The tomb found in Saqqara, Egypt belonged to a nobleman named Khuwy who died 4,300 years ago


Whale ancestor discovered in South America

The 42-million-year-old Peregocetus pacificus has been pegged by scientists as the ancestor of Pacific whales


General KnOWLedge: Did dinosaurs have feathers?

Scaly and drab? Or fluffy and fantastic? Paleontologists are uncovering amazing new truths behind dinosaurs