Erich von Däniken, ‘Chariots of the Gods?’ author who fueled UFO interest, dies at 90

Erich von Däniken, the Swiss author whose books on the alleged extraterrestrial origins of ancient civilizations brought him ...
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Father of 'Ancient Astronaut Theory' Erich von Däniken Dies at 90

Born in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, in 1935, von Däniken rose to prominence when he published Chariots of the Gods? while working as a hotel manager in Davos. The book posed a provocative question that ...
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'Chariots of the Gods' author Erich von Däniken dead at 90

Born in 1935 in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, von Däniken was the son of a cloth manufacturer and grew up under strict religious ...
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Gene resurrection

Thanks to genetic science, gene editing, and techniques like cloning, it’s now possible to move DNA through time, studying ...
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Homo erectus wasn't the first human species to leave Africa 1.8 million years ago, fossils suggest

A new analysis of enigmatic skulls from the Republic of Georgia suggest that Homo erectus wasn't the only human species to ...
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'Artificial intelligence' myths have existed for centuries – from the ancient Greeks to a pope’s chatbot

The Greeks proposed the idea that humans are a form of artificial intelligence. Prometheus and Hephaestus use technology to ...