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When did North America become a home where the ancestors of buffalo roamed? Between 195,000 and 135,000 years ago, according to a study published Monday that reports on the oldest fossil and genomic evidence of bison on the continent.

"A Start Date for the Bison Invasion of North America" is from the March 13, 2017 Science section of The New York Times. It was written by Nicholas St. Fleur and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

The Ptolemaic Kingdom was a prosperous time in Egypt’s ancient history, nearly three centuries from 305 B.C. to 30 B.C. that saw the reign of Queen Cleopatra VII and the construction of the Great Library and the Lighthouse of Alexandria.

"Volcanoes Helped Violent Revolts Erupt in Ancient Egypt" is from the October 23, 2017 Science section of The New York Times. It was written by Nicholas St. Fleur and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

Paleontologists have found entombed in amber a 99-million-year-old tick grasping the feather of a dinosaur, providing the first direct evidence that the tiny pests drank dinosaur blood.

"99-Million-Year-Old Amber Suggests Ticks Sucked Dinosaur Blood" is from the December 12, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Nicholas St. Fleur and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

By some cosmic serendipity,Carbondale, Illinois will be among the best places to witness the Great American Eclipse as it whisks across the contiguous United States, the first total solar eclipse to do so since 1918.

"A College Town Gets Ready for Its Moment Under No Sun" is from the July 03, 2017 Science section of The New York Times. It was written by Nicholas St. Fleur and narrated by Kristi Burns.

The Great Pyramid of Giza has towered over Egypt for more than 4,500 years. Built during the reign of Pharaoh Khufu, the monument was a testament to the ruler’s architectural prowess and is thought to have been a home for his mummified remains.

"There’s a Void in the Great Pyramid at Giza, but It May Not Be So Mysterious" is from the November 02, 2017 Science section of The New York Times. It was written by Nicholas St. Fleur and narrated by Mike DelGaudio.

The timing of the first arrival of humans in Australia has been studied and debated for decades. Now, researchers have found evidence that suggests the ancestors of aboriginal Australians landed in the northern part of Australia at least 65,000 years ago.

"Humans First Arrived in Australia 65,000 Years Ago, Study Suggests" is from the July 19, 2017 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Nicholas St. Fleur and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

The big cats, known as Smilodon fatalis, suffered injuries to their shoulders and lower backs as a result of their hunting, a new study suggests.

The Earth sails through streams of cosmic debris as it orbits the sun. When specks of dust and ice left behind by comets or asteroids collide with our atmosphere, we experience meteor showers. But what we’re seeing are only the final moments of a particle’s path through space. Most flecks have traveled for millions of miles before we see them burn up (if we’re lucky).

"Visualizing the Cosmic Streams That Spew Meteor Showers" is from the March 24, 2017 Science section of The New York Times. It was written by Nicholas St. Fleur and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

Hundreds of skeletons have lain scattered around a crypt beneath a church in Vilnius, Lithuania, for centuries. But 23 of these remains are unlike the rest: Flesh wraps their bones, clothes cover their skin, and organs still fill their insides.

"The Mummies' Medical Secrets? They're Perfectly Preserved" is from the June 05, 2017 Science section of The New York Times. It was written by Nicholas St. Fleur and narrated by Kristi Burns .

It’s no surprise that the Tyrannosaurus rex had a mighty bite, but just how powerful were its gigantic chompers? A study published Wednesday suggests that the terrifying carnivore crushed its prey with a jaw-dropping 7,800 pounds of force — more than double what any living species can deliver.

"Between a T. Rex's Powerful Jaws, Bones of Its Prey Exploded" is from the May 18, 2017 Science section of The New York Times. It was written by Nicholas St. Fleur and narrated by Jef Holbrook.

Paleontologists excavating a basin in southern Tanzania have uncovered 245-million-year-old fossils belonging to one of the earliest relatives of dinosaurs. The carnivorous creature, which is not a direct ancestor to dinosaurs but more of a close cousin, is called Teleocrater rhadinus