Why do many ancient cultures tell stories about a great flood? Science has some intriguing theories

Ancient flood stories may contain more than mythology alone. Their similarities have led researchers toward several intriguing possibilities.
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Was there really a global flood? Here’s what geology can and can’t prove

The story of a catastrophic flood appears in the Bible and in several ancient traditions, which has led generations of readers to ask if geology preserves evidence of one enormous event that covered ...