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From the Great Sphinx’s Raw Materials, a New Crocodile Species Surfaces
It from a bygone epoch when all sorts of crocs roamed the Mediterranean
Is Criminal Forensics Bullshit?
Blood pattern analysis, ballistics, and drug-sniffing dogs are getting a fresh look
Human Vision Has Quirks That AI Can’t Match
Your robot butler can’t do a Magic Eye poster… yet
The Incas Adorned Animal Sacrifices With Coca Leaves
The find highlights the importance of the plant to Incan culture
Thousands of Fancy Dishes Have Survived a 2,100-Year-Old Shipwreck
You probably wouldn’t want to eat off them though
David Byrne Awakens the Story of Dark Matter
In an excerpt from his new book, “Sleeping Beauties,” the musician and writer revisits the brilliant discoveries by astronomer Vera Rubin
Do Babies Feel Shame?
Research suggests they may be capable of self-conscious emotion much earlier than we thought
How An Accidental Virus Release Triggered 1977’s “Russian Flu”
Preparing for a pandemic that never came ended up setting off another
