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Project Iceworm: America’s Cold War Plot To Build A Nuclear City Underneath Greenland

Project Iceworm envisioned a sprawling underground city in Greenland where the U.S. could house 600 nuclear missiles, but the project was shut down after less than a decade.

By Genevieve Carlton • Jun 30, 2025

Project Iceworm: America’s Cold War Plot To Build A Nuclear City Underneath Greenland

Project Iceworm envisioned a sprawling underground city in Greenland where the U.S. could house 600 nuclear missiles, but the project was shut down after less than a decade.

By Genevieve Carlton • June 30, 2025

From Al Capone To John Dillinger, See 33 Wild Photos From The Days Of Gangland Chicago

With mob hits, booze smuggling, and violent turf wars, the Windy City of the 1920s and '30s was a chaotic and dangerous place.

By Austin Harvey • Jun 30, 2025

From Al Capone To John Dillinger, See 33 Wild Photos From The Days Of Gangland Chicago

With mob hits, booze smuggling, and violent turf wars, the Windy City of the 1920s and '30s was a chaotic and dangerous place.

By Austin Harvey • June 30, 2025

Scientists Just Reconstructed The Face Of A Stone Age Woman Who Lived In Belgium 10,500 Years Ago

The woman had lighter skin than other hunter-gatherers who lived in Western Europe at the time, revealing that Stone Age humans in the area had a wider range of skin tones than scientists previously believed.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jun 30, 2025

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Scientists Just Reconstructed The Face Of A Stone Age Woman Who Lived In Belgium 10,500 Years Ago

The woman had lighter skin than other hunter-gatherers who lived in Western Europe at the time, revealing that Stone Age humans in the area had a wider range of skin tones than scientists previously believed.

By Kaleena Fraga • June 30, 2025

The Fungus That May Have Caused The ‘Curse Of King Tut’s Tomb’ Just Showed Promising Results In Treating Cancer

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania isolated select molecules from the fungus Aspergillus flavus and turned them into a "cancer-killing compound that rivals FDA-approved drugs."

By Ainsley Brown • Jun 30, 2025

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The Fungus That May Have Caused The ‘Curse Of King Tut’s Tomb’ Just Showed Promising Results In Treating Cancer

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania isolated select molecules from the fungus Aspergillus flavus and turned them into a "cancer-killing compound that rivals FDA-approved drugs."

By Ainsley Brown • June 30, 2025

The Incredible Life And Tragic Death Of Baldwin IV, The ‘Leper King’ Of Jerusalem

While reigning over medieval Jerusalem from 1174 to 1185, King Baldwin IV made a name for himself as a talented leader and a brave soldier despite his leprosy.

By Gina Dimuro • Jun 29, 2025

The Incredible Life And Tragic Death Of Baldwin IV, The ‘Leper King’ Of Jerusalem

While reigning over medieval Jerusalem from 1174 to 1185, King Baldwin IV made a name for himself as a talented leader and a brave soldier despite his leprosy.

By Gina Dimuro • June 29, 2025

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.

By Natasha Ishak • Jun 29, 2025

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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.

By Natasha Ishak • June 29, 2025

33 Photos That Reveal What Life Was Really Like In Wild West Mining Towns

From Deadwood, South Dakota to Arizona's "wickedest town in the West," these 19th-century mining settlements were once home to gambling halls, brothels, and some of the frontier's most lawless characters.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jun 28, 2025

33 Photos That Reveal What Life Was Really Like In Wild West Mining Towns

From Deadwood, South Dakota to Arizona's "wickedest town in the West," these 19th-century mining settlements were once home to gambling halls, brothels, and some of the frontier's most lawless characters.

By Kaleena Fraga • June 28, 2025

The World’s Earliest Known Boomerang Is Even Older Than Previously Thought, New Study Finds

The boomerang, discovered in Poland’s Obłazowa Cave in the 1980s, was once believed to be 18,000 years old, but a new analysis suggests it's about 40,000 years old.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jun 27, 2025

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The World’s Earliest Known Boomerang Is Even Older Than Previously Thought, New Study Finds

The boomerang, discovered in Poland’s Obłazowa Cave in the 1980s, was once believed to be 18,000 years old, but a new analysis suggests it's about 40,000 years old.

By Kaleena Fraga • June 27, 2025

The Ancient Egyptians Broke Statues Of The Pharaoh Hatshepsut To Deactivate Their Supernatural Powers, New Study Says

For the last century, experts had largely assumed that many statues of Hatshepsut were broken during antiquity because she was a rare female ruler and because her stepson and successor, Thutmose III, despised her and wanted to tarnish her legacy.

By Ainsley Brown • Jun 27, 2025

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The Ancient Egyptians Broke Statues Of The Pharaoh Hatshepsut To Deactivate Their Supernatural Powers, New Study Says

For the last century, experts had largely assumed that many statues of Hatshepsut were broken during antiquity because she was a rare female ruler and because her stepson and successor, Thutmose III, despised her and wanted to tarnish her legacy.

By Ainsley Brown • June 27, 2025

Oldest Scandinavian Human DNA Found In A Piece Of 10,000-Year-Old ‘Chewing Gum’ From Western Sweden

With a lack of ancient human bone excavations in the region, finding human DNA within this piece of chewed-up birch bark was a huge victory.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jun 27, 2025

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Oldest Scandinavian Human DNA Found In A Piece Of 10,000-Year-Old ‘Chewing Gum’ From Western Sweden

With a lack of ancient human bone excavations in the region, finding human DNA within this piece of chewed-up birch bark was a huge victory.

By Marco Margaritoff • June 27, 2025