Cyprus 9500-year-old cat human burial

A cat was buried with a person

9,500 years ago

A grave in Cyprus held an eight-month-old cat buried with a human. The burial predates ancient Egyptian civilization and is the earliest known sign of a close connection between people and cats.

Footprints show people were in North America over 21,000 years ago

21,000–23,000 years ago

Human footprints at White Sands National Park have been dated to about 21,000–23,000 years ago. If those dates are correct, people were already in North America thousands of years earlier than a 15,000-year minimum date once often used for migration.

Some mollusks can live on sunlight for months

Some sea mollusks take tiny structures called chloroplasts from algae and keep them inside their own bodies. The chloroplasts continue using sunlight to make energy, allowing the mollusks to survive for months without another food source.

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Cyprus 9500-year-old cat human burial

A cat was buried with a person

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