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Roman soldiers defending Hadrian’s Wall were infected by parasites that cause serious stomach upsets, reveals new research. An analysis of sewer drains from the Roman fort of Vindolanda, close to the ...

It probably sucked to be a Roman soldier guarding Hadrian’s Wall circa the third century CE. W.H. Auden imagined the likely harsh conditions in his poem “Roman Wall Blues,” in which a soldier laments ...

A 2,000-year-old tomb discovered in Heerlen, Netherlands, contained the remains of a Roman soldier. The site was first believed to be a cellar, but was determined to be a tomb after the discovery of ...

Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. She moved slowly, as if time were something best savored. Visitors ...

Gramma, the beloved Galapagos tortoise who lived at the San Diego Zoo for nearly a century, has died on Nov. 20. She was (about) 141. The zoo's care team "made the compassionate and exceptionally ...

Gramma passed away on Nov. 20, according to the San Diego Zoo. Two World Wars, two pandemics and more than 20 U.S. presidents. That is a snippet of what Gramma, a 141-year-old Galapagos tortoise at ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Gramma, a beloved Galápagos tortoise at the San Diego Zoo believed to be 141 years old, was euthanized after ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: A seven-skeleton mass grave tucked inside a well in Croatia offered scholars a chance to analyze the puzzling set remains. A team discovered that all ...

A newly created high-resolution map of the roads that threaded across the Roman Empire charts the ancient network from Great Britain to North Africa and has added more than 60,000 miles of roads that ...

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Update: On Oct. 28, Indiana State Police announced the tortoises were returned unharmed. They were found in Falls Park in Pendleton. Read more here. Two critically endangered tortoises were stolen ...