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40-Million-Year-Old Flies Found Getting It On In Rare Australian Amber Fossil

Rarely found in the Southern Hemisphere, amber can preserve ancient organisms exactly as they were millions of years ago.

By Marco Margaritoff Apr 3, 2020

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40-Million-Year-Old Flies Found Getting It On In Rare Australian Amber Fossil

Rarely found in the Southern Hemisphere, amber can preserve ancient organisms exactly as they were millions of years ago.

By Marco Margaritoff April 3, 2020

New Study Reveals Shocking History Of Sylt, The Only Nazi Concentration Camp Built On British Soil

More than 1,000 prisoners were held at the Nazi concentration camp. However, details of its past have been kept buried — physically and figuratively.

By Natasha Ishak Apr 2, 2020

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New Study Reveals Shocking History Of Sylt, The Only Nazi Concentration Camp Built On British Soil

More than 1,000 prisoners were held at the Nazi concentration camp. However, details of its past have been kept buried — physically and figuratively.

By Natasha Ishak April 2, 2020

Science Explains Why Cat Eyes Look And Function The Way They Do

Here's everything you ever wanted to know about your feline sees the world.

By Erin Kelly Mar 29, 2020

Science Explains Why Cat Eyes Look And Function The Way They Do

Here's everything you ever wanted to know about your feline sees the world.

By Erin Kelly March 29, 2020

Meet Eunice Foote, The Mother Of Climate Science Whose Work Was Ignored Because Of Her Sex

Eunice Foote's amateur experiments were the first to outline the relationship between greenhouse gasses and atmospheric warming, but a male scientist with a similar experiment took credit for the find three years later.

By Natasha Ishak Mar 27, 2020

Meet Eunice Foote, The Mother Of Climate Science Whose Work Was Ignored Because Of Her Sex

By Natasha Ishak March 27, 2020

Researchers Identify Matilda McCrear As The Last Survivor Of The Transatlantic Slave Trade

Last year, Sally "Redoshi" Smith was identified as the last survivor of the transatlantic slave trade. New research reveals Matilda McCrear lived three years longer — and led an extraordinary life.

By Marco Margaritoff Mar 25, 2020

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Researchers Identify Matilda McCrear As The Last Survivor Of The Transatlantic Slave Trade

Last year, Sally "Redoshi" Smith was identified as the last survivor of the transatlantic slave trade. New research reveals Matilda McCrear lived three years longer — and led an extraordinary life.

By Marco Margaritoff March 25, 2020

Scientists Find That Vampire Bats ‘French Kiss’ With Mouthfuls Of Blood To Deepen Social Bonds

Besides grooming, vampire bats form stronger social bonds by sharing what researchers describe as 'French kisses' with mouths full of animal blood.

By Natasha Ishak Mar 23, 2020

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Scientists Find That Vampire Bats ‘French Kiss’ With Mouthfuls Of Blood To Deepen Social Bonds

Besides grooming, vampire bats form stronger social bonds by sharing what researchers describe as 'French kisses' with mouths full of animal blood.

By Natasha Ishak March 23, 2020

‘Indiana Jones Of The Art World’ Recovers Stolen 15th-Century Manuscript Of Persian Poetry By Hafez

"To find copies of the Divan of great quality…is rare enough, but this is also signed by a famous calligrapher with beautiful quality illumination, and dedicated to a key figure in the Persian and Islamic arts of the book."

By Marco Margaritoff Mar 23, 2020

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