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A New Study Reveals How Bison Are Revitalizing Yellowstone’s Ecosystem

A New Study Reveals How Bison Are Revitalizing Yellowstone’s Ecosystem

Grazing bison increase the density of microbes in the soil, leading to the creation of more of the nitrogen that's essential for plant health and growth.
A Shipwreck Hunter Has Located A Massive Freighter That Sank In Lake Huron During A Deadly Blizzard In 1913

A Shipwreck Hunter Has Located A Massive Freighter That Sank In Lake Huron During A Deadly Blizzard In 1913

The S.S. James Carruthers was one of many ships that sank in the Great Lakes during the "White Hurricane" blizzard of November 1913.
Who Were Queen Victoria’s Children? Meet The 9 Royals Who Called The Iconic Monarch Their Mother

Who Were Queen Victoria’s Children? Meet The 9 Royals Who Called The Iconic Monarch Their Mother

Prince Albert and Queen Victoria had five daughters and four sons, including the future King Edward VII and Empress Victoria, the mother of German Emperor Wilhelm II.
Fossils Discovered In Morocco Have Revealed This 165-Million-Year-Old Ankylosaur’s ‘Weird’ Appearance

Fossils Discovered In Morocco Have Revealed This 165-Million-Year-Old Ankylosaur’s ‘Weird’ Appearance

"This dinosaur is totally unlike anything else that we have ever seen."
Inside The Turbulent Story Of The Great Railroad Strike Of 1877, America’s First Multi-State Labor Revolt

Inside The Turbulent Story Of The Great Railroad Strike Of 1877, America’s First Multi-State Labor Revolt

During the summer of 1877, about 100,000 workers across the U.S. banded together to protest wage cuts at the nation's major railroad companies — but the massive strike was over almost as quickly as it began.
Inside The John Frum Movement, The Pacific Islander Cargo Cult That Prays To A Fictional American Soldier

Inside The John Frum Movement, The Pacific Islander Cargo Cult That Prays To A Fictional American Soldier

The most famous cargo cult in the South Pacific, the John Frum movement reportedly first emerged on the island of Tanna in Vanuatu around the 1930s — and it still exists today.
This 10th-Century Figurine That Was Just Unveiled In Denmark Provides A Rare Glimpse Of What Vikings Really Looked Like

This 10th-Century Figurine That Was Just Unveiled In Denmark Provides A Rare Glimpse Of What Vikings Really Looked Like

Because Vikings almost never depicted themselves in their art, instead focusing on animals and abstract patterns, we have very few contemporaneous representations of these medieval seafarers.
Archaeologists In Vietnam Discover Prehistoric Remains Of A Man Killed With A Quartz Arrow That’s Unlike Anything They’ve Seen Before

Archaeologists In Vietnam Discover Prehistoric Remains Of A Man Killed With A Quartz Arrow That’s Unlike Anything They’ve Seen Before

Researchers exploring Vietnam's Thung Binh 1 cave have uncovered evidence of what may be one of the oldest-known homicides in human history.
Inside The Brilliant Career Of Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, The Man Who Sculpted The Statue Of Liberty

Inside The Brilliant Career Of Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, The Man Who Sculpted The Statue Of Liberty

Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi began working on the Statue of Liberty in 1870, crafting it from copper sheets that were hammered into shape by hand atop a framework of steel supports made by Gustave Eiffel, the engineer behind the Eiffel Tower.
A Baroque Painting Looted By The Nazis Was Just Spotted In The Photos Of A House Listed For Sale In Argentina

A Baroque Painting Looted By The Nazis Was Just Spotted In The Photos Of A House Listed For Sale In Argentina

Portrait of a Lady by Giuseppe Ghislandi was taken from a Jewish art dealer living in the Netherlands named Jacques Goudstikker in 1940, then held by senior Nazi official Friedrich Kadgien, who fled to Argentina after World War II.