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Inside The Disturbing Story Of Walter Freeman, The Doctor Who Killed Hundreds With His Lobotomies

Neurologist Walter Freeman introduced the lobotomy to the United States in 1936, but over the next three decades, the controversial procedure left an estimated 490 of his patients dead and permanently disabled many others.

By John Kuroski • Mar 30, 2025

Inside The Disturbing Story Of Walter Freeman, The Doctor Who Killed Hundreds With His Lobotomies

Neurologist Walter Freeman introduced the lobotomy to the United States in 1936, but over the next three decades, the controversial procedure left an estimated 490 of his patients dead and permanently disabled many others.

By John Kuroski • March 30, 2025

99-Million-Year-Old Parasitic Wasp With A ‘Venus Flytrap’ Abdomen Found Preserved In Amber

At first glance, Sirenobethylus charybdis may look like a wasp you'd see today — but a closer look reveals a horrifying "grasping apparatus."

By Austin Harvey • Mar 28, 2025

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99-Million-Year-Old Parasitic Wasp With A ‘Venus Flytrap’ Abdomen Found Preserved In Amber

At first glance, Sirenobethylus charybdis may look like a wasp you'd see today — but a closer look reveals a horrifying "grasping apparatus."

By Austin Harvey • March 28, 2025

‘Ancestor Of All Animals’ Discovered In 555-Million-Year-Old Australian Fossils

"This is what evolutionary biologists predicted. It’s really exciting that what we have found lines up so neatly with their prediction."

By Marco Margaritoff • Mar 27, 2025

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‘Ancestor Of All Animals’ Discovered In 555-Million-Year-Old Australian Fossils

"This is what evolutionary biologists predicted. It’s really exciting that what we have found lines up so neatly with their prediction."

By Marco Margaritoff • March 27, 2025

Do Sharks Make Noise? Scientists Just Discovered That They Do

Researchers in New Zealand recently captured audio of rig sharks making clicking noises — the first recordings of shark sounds in history.

By Amber Morgan • Mar 26, 2025

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Do Sharks Make Noise? Scientists Just Discovered That They Do

Researchers in New Zealand recently captured audio of rig sharks making clicking noises — the first recordings of shark sounds in history.

By Amber Morgan • March 26, 2025

This Recently Discovered 26,000-Pound Dinosaur Was Once The Biggest Creature To Walk Planet Earth

Its name translates to "a giant thunderclap at dawn" — and it's easy to see why.

By Caroline Redmond • Mar 25, 2025

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This Recently Discovered 26,000-Pound Dinosaur Was Once The Biggest Creature To Walk Planet Earth

Its name translates to "a giant thunderclap at dawn" — and it's easy to see why.

By Caroline Redmond • March 25, 2025

Inside Quantum Immortality, The Mind-Bending Theory That Suggests Consciousness Never Dies

The many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics suggests that you would never perceive your own death, because if you were to die in one reality, your consciousness would simply transfer to a different reality where you survive.

By Amber Morgan • Mar 24, 2025

Inside Quantum Immortality, The Mind-Bending Theory That Suggests Consciousness Never Dies

The many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics suggests that you would never perceive your own death, because if you were to die in one reality, your consciousness would simply transfer to a different reality where you survive.

By Amber Morgan • March 24, 2025

Mummified Ice Age Wolf Pup And Caribou With Fur Intact Discovered In The Canadian Permafrost

"The remains are highly evocative because they enable us to make almost face-to-face connection with animals that are tens of thousands of years old."

By Caroline Redmond • Mar 22, 2025

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Mummified Ice Age Wolf Pup And Caribou With Fur Intact Discovered In The Canadian Permafrost

"The remains are highly evocative because they enable us to make almost face-to-face connection with animals that are tens of thousands of years old."

By Caroline Redmond • March 22, 2025

Archaeologists In Austria Just Unearthed A 25,000-Year-Old Site Full Of Mammoth Bones

Archaeologists at the Langmannersdorf an der Perschling site in Lower Austria found bones belonging to five mammoths as well as evidence of how prehistoric people processed their remains.

By Kaleena Fraga • Mar 21, 2025

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Archaeologists In Austria Just Unearthed A 25,000-Year-Old Site Full Of Mammoth Bones

Archaeologists at the Langmannersdorf an der Perschling site in Lower Austria found bones belonging to five mammoths as well as evidence of how prehistoric people processed their remains.

By Kaleena Fraga • March 21, 2025

Scientists Just Discovered That Most Europeans Had Dark Skin As Recently As 3,000 Years Ago

Analysis of 348 genetic samples taken from 34 countries revealed that, across prehistoric and ancient Europe, 63 percent of people had dark skin, 29 percent had "intermediate" skin, and only 8 percent had light skin.

By Austin Harvey • Mar 20, 2025

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Scientists Just Discovered That Most Europeans Had Dark Skin As Recently As 3,000 Years Ago

Analysis of 348 genetic samples taken from 34 countries revealed that, across prehistoric and ancient Europe, 63 percent of people had dark skin, 29 percent had "intermediate" skin, and only 8 percent had light skin.

By Austin Harvey • March 20, 2025

New Study Suggests That Prehistoric Iguanas Rafted 5,000 Miles Across The Pacific From North America Before Landing On Fiji

The study theorizes that Fiji's iguanas made their way across 5,000 miles of ocean from North America atop "rafts" made from vegetation or uprooted trees.

By Kaleena Fraga • Mar 19, 2025

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New Study Suggests That Prehistoric Iguanas Rafted 5,000 Miles Across The Pacific From North America Before Landing On Fiji

The study theorizes that Fiji's iguanas made their way across 5,000 miles of ocean from North America atop "rafts" made from vegetation or uprooted trees.

By Kaleena Fraga • March 19, 2025