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Humans were kissing at least 4500 years ago, reveal ancient texts

Many sources claim sexual kissing spread worldwide from South Asia 3500 years ago, but there is evidence it was practised in ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt much earlier than that

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The Gilder Center review: How to draw in more natural history fans

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The architecture of the five-story Kenneth C. Griffin Exploration Atrium in the new Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation is inspired by natural Earth processes of wind and water and the ways in which they shape landscapes that are exciting to explore. The Griffin Atrium serves as a gateway into the Museum from Columbus Avenue, featuring skylights for natural illumination and alluring sightlines that invite visitors to explore various levels and galleries, including the new Susan and Peter J. Solomon Family Insectarium and Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. Collections Core. Located on the second floor, the landing at the top of the staircase opens up to the full scope of the Kenneth C. Griffin Atrium, with views of the Gilder Center???s new engaging exhibits. 2. Kenneth C. Griffin Exploration Atrium Alvaro Keding/? AMNH Description: The architecture of the five-story Kenneth C. Griffin Exploration Atrium in the new Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation is inspired by natural Earth processes of wind and water and the ways in which they shape landscapes that are exciting to explore. The Griffin Atrium serves as a gateway into the Museum from Columbus Avenue, featuring skylights for natural illumination and alluring sightlines that invite visitors to explore various levels and galleries, including the new Susan and Peter J. Solomon Family Insectarium and Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. Collections Core. Located on the second floor, the landing at the top of the staircase opens up to the full scope of the Kenneth C. Griffin Atrium, with views of the Gilder Center?s new engaging exhibits. Usage rights: PLEASE NOTE: These images are supplied solely for one-time use by print, broadcast, and online media for publicity purposes related to The Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation press preview. No other use of these images is permitted without the express written permission of the Museum and/or the owners of the images. Unique identifier: AN1525680

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Was DNA pioneer Rosalind Franklin really a victim of scientific theft?

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Midas Mound Gordion and landscape and cereal crop

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A three-year drought may have brought down the ancient Hittite empire

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The mummy of a boy digitally unwrapped in four stages

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Egyptian boy mummy was buried with a ‘second heart’ made of gold

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H60RX2 Deck and Turret of U.S.S. Monitor seen from Bow, James River, Virginia, by James F. Gibson, July 1862

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How a US civil war shipwreck became a template for marine conservation

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Slate plaques with owl-like images

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Owl-like engravings from Copper Age may have been made by children

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17th-century infant's life and health revealed by 'virtual autopsy'

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Vintage overshot water wheel. Cromford, Derbyshire, England, UK

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Industrial Revolution may have been kick-started by drought

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European empires had a lasting impact on plant biodiversity worldwide

The global distribution of plants has been heavily influenced by the European empires that spread alien species across the world from the 15th century onwards

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Green mountains in the Azores

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11th-century polymath was the first to recognise past climate change

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DNA records reveal mass migration from Europe into Anglo-Saxon Britain

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Buried review: Did the Anglo-Saxons really invade Britain?

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Women in a 19th-century Dutch farming village didn't breastfeed

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