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Mystery of the Sphinx: Scientists Uncover Fascinating Origin Story

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brown concrete statue under blue sky during daytime

Before the ancient Egyptians added surface elements to their famous sculpture, the astronomer and geologist Farouk El-Baz, who was well known for his fieldwork in desert regions around the world, postulated more than 40 years ago that wind had a significant influence on molding. The Great Sphinx of Giza. A recent study provides evidence that … Read more

It took researchers in Skull deep below the surface 2 years to uncover this remarkable fossil.

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Dark as night. Snowfalls, muddy roads and crushing twists. Spiders and bats. Jumping off the cliff and into the unknown. For a fossil, how far would you go? During the two-year recovery mission, which lasted about sixty hours in a cave below the surface, we reached our limits and then some. Potholes Cave Reserve is … Read more