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An Ancient Fingerprint Among Clues to a 2,000-year-old Invasion of Denmark
Previously unexamined, “remarkable” evidence could help scientists track down the unsuccessful attackers whose boat was thrown in a bog -
Crick and Watson Did Not Steal Franklin’s Data
Matthew Cobb’s 3 greatest revelations while writing his book Crick: A Mind in Motion -
Did Volcanoes Spark the Black Death?
New research points the finger for precipitating Europe’s most deadly pandemic at scores of massive eruptions -
Easter Island Statue Construction Wasn’t a Top-Down Affair
New research reveals moai creation was a decentralized process -
Ancient Folklore Upends Dangerous Savanna Myths
Literature from western India describe diverse savanna landscapes, defying the dogma that these ecosystems resulted from relatively recent deforestation -
Ancient Roman Glass Reveals a Hidden “Language”
Closer inspection of prized Roman possessions has highlighted the possible networks of the artisans behind them -
How the Spoils of an Infamous Heist Traveled the World
The Stone of Scone may have been returned, but bits of this sacred object were distributed in a hidden network -
Medieval Medical Misinformation Persists
A 14th-century tale still promotes dubious origins behind the deadliest known pandemic -
The 19th-Century Entomologist Who Dreamed Up Daylight Savings
Hungry for more light to find insects, this scientist championed the “unscientific and impractical” idea of changing time -
Meet the Real Frankenstein
The Italian scientist who sparked an electric revolution that led to the beloved horror story—and the battery
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Remembering the Genius Who Inspired Celebration of the Mind Day
Martin Gardner wanted to make math mathemagical
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This Natural History Museum Heist Rivals the Louvre Robbery
A young music student lifted nearly 300 rare bird specimens from a British museum
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DNA’s Death Notice
See original manuscripts, letters, photos, and jokes from luminaries like Rosalind Franklin, Aaron Klug, and Linus Pauling
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These Early Humans Walked 8 Miles for the Perfect Rock
The quest for better tools is more ancient than we thought
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When the Ocean Floor Came Alive
The first map of the Atlantic seafloor revealed a dynamic world under the waves
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Replacement Windows to the Soul
For millennia, artisans have been trying to capture the mystique of the human eye -
The Dangers of Hot Air
What happens when we backpedal on basic science -
Neanderthals Might Have Shared Family Recipes
Cave remains found in Israel point to unique, locally specific culinary practices among our ancient ancestors -
How to Make the Bread That Fueled the Pyramids
And the beer that gave rise to civilizations, too. -
A Hymn Lost for a Millennium
AI helped piece together clay fragments to tell a new story of Babylon