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Scientists Just Made A Major Breakthrough About Homo Naledi, But They Can’t Figure Out Why All Of Their Fossils Share One Unlikely Trait

Scientists Just Made A Major Breakthrough About Homo Naledi, But They Can’t Figure Out Why All Of Their Fossils Share One Unlikely Trait

Stacy Fernandez
3 days ago
A recent study found that every Homo naledi fossil found in a South African cave is female, raising questions about the early humans' biology and burial practices.
Massachusetts Man Googles His Estranged Father. Then He Finds An Arrest Record For Attempted Homicide

Massachusetts Man Googles His Estranged Father. Then He Finds An Arrest Record For Attempted Homicide

Stacy Fernandez
4 days ago
Every year, Cody Jacob searches for his father's name online. This year's search returned an arrest record from 1998.
The Hyatt Regency Disaster: How A Simple Engineering Mistake Took The Lives Of 114 People In 1981

The Hyatt Regency Disaster: How A Simple Engineering Mistake Took The Lives Of 114 People In 1981

Stacy Fernandez
5 days ago
The walkway collapse at the Hyatt Regency in Kansas City, Missouri, in July 1981 was one of the deadliest structural failures in American history.
The Full Story Behind The Stomach-Turning Screwworm Infestation That’s Prompted Bans On American Beef

The Full Story Behind The Stomach-Turning Screwworm Infestation That’s Prompted Bans On American Beef

Stacy Fernandez
2 weeks ago
Canada announced a temporary ban on livestock from Texas due to screwworms, parasitic flies whose larvae burrow into living tissue and feed on it until the host is dead.
Montana Man Discovers Lewis And Clark Allegedly Camped On His Property — And Then Finds A Spoon And Fork Buried In The Ground

Montana Man Discovers Lewis And Clark Allegedly Camped On His Property — And Then Finds A Spoon And Fork Buried In The Ground

Stacy Fernandez
2 weeks ago
Metal detectorists in Montana uncovered flatware that they believe may have been used by William Clark and Meriwether Lewis themselves.
<em>Titanic</em> Survivor Ruth Becker Claimed The Ship Broke In Two Before It Sank — But Nobody Believed Her

Titanic Survivor Ruth Becker Claimed The Ship Broke In Two Before It Sank — But Nobody Believed Her

Stacy Fernandez
last month
Ruth Becker's claims that the Titanic split in half before it sank were dismissed until the wreckage was discovered on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean in 1985.
Inside The Hidden Network Of Tunnels That’s Been Sitting Just Beneath Los Angeles For More Than A Century

Inside The Hidden Network Of Tunnels That’s Been Sitting Just Beneath Los Angeles For More Than A Century

Stacy Fernandez
last month
Starting in 1909, these tunnels underneath Los Angeles allowed streetcars and trains to go straight through the area's notoriously hilly terrain — but by the 1920s, with Prohibition in full swing, the tunnels were repurposed for alcohol smuggling.
The Mysterious Story Of John Titor, The Forum User Who Claimed To Be From The Year 2036

The Mysterious Story Of John Titor, The Forum User Who Claimed To Be From The Year 2036

Stacy Fernandez
last month
John Titor posted on the Time Travel Institute forum in the early 2000s stating that he was a member of the U.S. military who had been sent back in time to retrieve a computer — and he warned users of impending wars and catastrophes before vanishing.
There Is A Town In Missouri The U.S. Government ‘Wiped From The Map’ — It’s One Of History’s ‘Worst Environmental Disasters’

There Is A Town In Missouri The U.S. Government ‘Wiped From The Map’ — It’s One Of History’s ‘Worst Environmental Disasters’

Stacy Fernandez
last month
Dioxin contamination, compounded by a devastating flood, made Missouri's Times Beach no longer safe for its residents. By 1982, they were warned against returning to their homes.
Would You Stay In This Florida Airbnb In The Open Sea?: ‘We Did Have To Take A Boat To Get Here’

Would You Stay In This Florida Airbnb In The Open Sea?: ‘We Did Have To Take A Boat To Get Here’

Stacy Fernandez
last month
While some think this floating tiki hut would be the epitome of relaxation, others have compared it to "the start of a horror movie."
Inside The Old Bishop House, The Gilded Age Mansion Known As One Of Connecticut’s “Most Haunted Houses”

Inside The Old Bishop House, The Gilded Age Mansion Known As One Of Connecticut’s “Most Haunted Houses”

Stacy Fernandez
last month
Located in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, Old Bishop House was used for the 1971 horror film Let's Scare Jessica To Death" — and is now said to be haunted itself.
900 Bodies Have Been Trapped Inside The USS Arizona Since It Sank At Pearl Harbor — And Scientists Just Found That The Ship Is Still Leaking Oil

900 Bodies Have Been Trapped Inside The USS Arizona Since It Sank At Pearl Harbor — And Scientists Just Found That The Ship Is Still Leaking Oil

Stacy Fernandez
last month
More than 80 years after the USS Arizona went down at Pearl Harbor, scientists confirmed that oil is still seeping up from the wreck. Now, this leak is raising urgent questions about thousands of other sunken ships around the world.