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This 2,200-Year-Old Chinese Medical Text May Be The Oldest Human Anatomy Chart In History

This 2,200-Year-Old Chinese Medical Text May Be The Oldest Human Anatomy Chart In History

The discovery of the text written on silk sheds light on the significant advances in medicine that led to the development of acupuncture in ancient China.
Never-Before-Seen Photograph Of A Young Harriet Tubman Uncovered Inside Abolitionist’s Album

Never-Before-Seen Photograph Of A Young Harriet Tubman Uncovered Inside Abolitionist’s Album

"I think that picture humanizes her in a way that I would have never imagined."
12-Year-Old Uncovers A 69-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Fossil While Hiking In Canada

12-Year-Old Uncovers A 69-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Fossil While Hiking In Canada

"For me it's just amazing because I've been aspiring to be a paleontologist for as long as I can remember."
This 95-Million-Year-Old Skull Is From A Prehistoric Snake That Had Legs

This 95-Million-Year-Old Skull Is From A Prehistoric Snake That Had Legs

It's the first full 3D skull of a land-based snake species that sported hind legs.
This Recently Discovered 370-Million-Year-Old Shark Rotated Its Jaw To Hunt

This Recently Discovered 370-Million-Year-Old Shark Rotated Its Jaw To Hunt

Researchers think the shark developed its rotating jaw to accommodate tooth regrowth.
The Incas Buried These Llamas Alive 500 Years Ago — And They’re Perfectly Preserved Today

The Incas Buried These Llamas Alive 500 Years Ago — And They’re Perfectly Preserved Today

Researchers think the Inca sacrificed these llamas as a way of bonding with the people living in their newly-conquered territory.
Newly-Found Sketches Reveal The Statue Of Liberty Had A Last-Minute Design Change

Newly-Found Sketches Reveal The Statue Of Liberty Had A Last-Minute Design Change

These newly-uncovered drawings show that late alterations were made to Lady Liberty's raised arm.
Scientists Reveal What Our Denisovan Ancestors Looked Like 75,000 Years Ago

Scientists Reveal What Our Denisovan Ancestors Looked Like 75,000 Years Ago

When scientists first discovered these remains of a teenage girl in 2010, they knew that the history of early humans was about to be rewritten. Now we know what the face of a Denisovan actually looked like.
This Recently Discovered Shark That Lived 360 Million Years Ago Looked Like An Eel

This Recently Discovered Shark That Lived 360 Million Years Ago Looked Like An Eel

A group of paleontologists discovered the rare fossils of the ancient Phoebodus shark in Morocco.
Archaeologists Just Dug Up The 700-Year-Old Life-Size Stone Head Of A Medieval British King

Archaeologists Just Dug Up The 700-Year-Old Life-Size Stone Head Of A Medieval British King

King Edward II presided over a tumultuous reign that ended with his execution in 1327.
Behold The ‘Wonderchicken,’ The 67-Million-Year-Old Ancestor Of Modern Ducks And Chickens

Behold The ‘Wonderchicken,’ The 67-Million-Year-Old Ancestor Of Modern Ducks And Chickens

This is the oldest fossil of a modern bird ever found.