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Nyad swam for over 52 hours, covered 110 miles (177 km)

In the image, he is accompanied by friend Dan Dedrick

Researchers find ancient trash heaps in the Bolivian Amazon

Evidence suggests our ancestors domesticated pigs 500 years earlier than believed

The remains were discovered in Peru's Chepan province

Archaeologists dig out the remains of what could be an ancient royal grave

Archaeologists say the ring belonged to an aristocrat who used it to poison his enemies

The ostrich egg globe is estimated to date back to the very early 1500s

Neolithic people in Northern Europe enjoyed seasoning their food, evidence suggests

Specialists believe the tunnel also served to transport food and other goods

Researchers find that several Egyptian beads are made from pieces of meteorites

Researchers say the Faroe Islands were colonized about 500 years earlier than assumed

The tokens were found inside a 5,000-year-old burial mound

Paleontologists claim it's unlikely these dinosaurs swiveled their heads around

The remains belong to a young man believed to have been killed during a ritual sacrifice

The petroglyphs are visible on limestone boulders near Pyramid Lake

Neanderthals were the first to make standardized and specialized tools in Europe