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Researchers Just Discovered The Identity Of The Model Featured In The Famous ‘Miss Atomic Bomb’ Photo From 1957

After a 25-year search, the Atomic Museum has finally discovered that the model pictured in the famous "Miss Atomic Bomb" photo was Anna Lee Mahoney, a dancer from New York who was working at Las Vegas' Sands Hotel at the time the image was captured in 1957.

By Austin Harvey • Mar 7, 2025

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Researchers Just Discovered The Identity Of The Model Featured In The Famous ‘Miss Atomic Bomb’ Photo From 1957

After a 25-year search, the Atomic Museum has finally discovered that the model pictured in the famous "Miss Atomic Bomb" photo was Anna Lee Mahoney, a dancer from New York who was working at Las Vegas' Sands Hotel at the time the image was captured in 1957.

By Austin Harvey • March 7, 2025

Cold War-Era Uranium Mining Is Causing Widespread Cancer In Navajo Women And Newborns

"The government is so unjust with us... The government doesn't recognize that we built their freedom."

By Natasha Ishak • Mar 7, 2025

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Cold War-Era Uranium Mining Is Causing Widespread Cancer In Navajo Women And Newborns

"The government is so unjust with us... The government doesn't recognize that we built their freedom."

By Natasha Ishak • March 7, 2025

A New Species Of Golden Scaleless Fish Has Been Discovered In The Caves Of Southwest China

The Xingren golden-lined fish lives only in caves near Xingren City, China, and the species is seemingly in the middle of evolving to adapt to its dark habitat.

By Amber Morgan • Mar 6, 2025

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A New Species Of Golden Scaleless Fish Has Been Discovered In The Caves Of Southwest China

The Xingren golden-lined fish lives only in caves near Xingren City, China, and the species is seemingly in the middle of evolving to adapt to its dark habitat.

By Amber Morgan • March 6, 2025

Researchers Just Identified The Remains Of Robert T. McCollum, An American Airman Who Went Down Near Denmark During World War II

On June 20, 1944, a 22-year-old bombardier from Cleveland named Robert T. McCollum was flying in a B-24J Liberator over the Baltic Sea near the coast of Denmark when his plane accidentally collided with another aircraft in their own formation.

By Kaleena Fraga • Mar 6, 2025

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Researchers Just Identified The Remains Of Robert T. McCollum, An American Airman Who Went Down Near Denmark During World War II

On June 20, 1944, a 22-year-old bombardier from Cleveland named Robert T. McCollum was flying in a B-24J Liberator over the Baltic Sea near the coast of Denmark when his plane accidentally collided with another aircraft in their own formation.

By Kaleena Fraga • March 6, 2025

Scientists Discover Ancient Siberian Population That Is The Ancestors Of Modern Native Americans

These DNA results have changed the way scientists are thinking about the migratory patterns of ancient populations.

By Natasha Ishak • Mar 6, 2025

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Scientists Discover Ancient Siberian Population That Is The Ancestors Of Modern Native Americans

These DNA results have changed the way scientists are thinking about the migratory patterns of ancient populations.

By Natasha Ishak • March 6, 2025

Archaeologists In El Salvador Find Clay Puppets With ‘Creepy’ Expressions Atop An Ancient Pyramid

The five puppets date back to 400 B.C.E. and were seemingly used in public rituals to depict real and mythological events.

By Amber Morgan • Mar 5, 2025

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Archaeologists In El Salvador Find Clay Puppets With ‘Creepy’ Expressions Atop An Ancient Pyramid

The five puppets date back to 400 B.C.E. and were seemingly used in public rituals to depict real and mythological events.

By Amber Morgan • March 5, 2025

1,800-Year-Old Statue Of Hermes Uncovered Among The Greco-Roman Ruins Of Aspendos In Türkiye

Fashioned out of marble, the statue depicts Hermes draped in a cloak and carrying a staff known as a kerykeion while a ram, an ancient Greek symbol of strength and courage, sits at his feet.

By Austin Harvey • Mar 5, 2025

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1,800-Year-Old Statue Of Hermes Uncovered Among The Greco-Roman Ruins Of Aspendos In Türkiye

Fashioned out of marble, the statue depicts Hermes draped in a cloak and carrying a staff known as a kerykeion while a ram, an ancient Greek symbol of strength and courage, sits at his feet.

By Austin Harvey • March 5, 2025

A 140-Million-Year-Old Lost Continent Has Been Found Buried Beneath Southern Europe

Lost continents continue to be discovered as the technology to study our ever-shifting tectonic plates grows more advanced.

By Marco Margaritoff • Mar 5, 2025

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A 140-Million-Year-Old Lost Continent Has Been Found Buried Beneath Southern Europe

Lost continents continue to be discovered as the technology to study our ever-shifting tectonic plates grows more advanced.

By Marco Margaritoff • March 5, 2025

A Dumpster Diver In New York Stumbled Upon A Rare Sketch By A Renowned 18th-Century Artist

The sketch was completed by English portraitist George Romney in the late 1700s and depicts his friend and patron Henrietta Greville, Countess of Warwick.

By Kaleena Fraga • Mar 4, 2025

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A Dumpster Diver In New York Stumbled Upon A Rare Sketch By A Renowned 18th-Century Artist

The sketch was completed by English portraitist George Romney in the late 1700s and depicts his friend and patron Henrietta Greville, Countess of Warwick.

By Kaleena Fraga • March 4, 2025

The Heroic Story Of James Harrison, The Australian Man Whose 1,173 Blood Donations Saved The Lives Of 2.4 Million Babies

Before dying at age 88 on February 17, 2025, James Harrison donated blood regularly for six decades, saving millions of babies from the fatal disease Rhesus D thanks to a rare antibody in his plasma.

By Amber Morgan • Mar 4, 2025

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The Heroic Story Of James Harrison, The Australian Man Whose 1,173 Blood Donations Saved The Lives Of 2.4 Million Babies

Before dying at age 88 on February 17, 2025, James Harrison donated blood regularly for six decades, saving millions of babies from the fatal disease Rhesus D thanks to a rare antibody in his plasma.

By Amber Morgan • March 4, 2025