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Researchers Discover An Underground Cave On The Moon That Could Serve As A Future Lunar Base

This cave could one day serve as an ideal location for a lunar base, as it would help shelter astronauts from the moon’s harsh conditions.

By Amber Morgan • Jul 18, 2024

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Researchers Discover An Underground Cave On The Moon That Could Serve As A Future Lunar Base

This cave could one day serve as an ideal location for a lunar base, as it would help shelter astronauts from the moon’s harsh conditions.

By Amber Morgan • July 18, 2024

Most Complete Fossil Found In The U.K. In Over A Century Leads To The Discovery Of A New Dinosaur Species

Comptonatus chasei was a plant-eating dinosaur that was about the size of a bison and traveled in herds along England's southern coast 125 million years ago.

By Austin Harvey • Jul 11, 2024

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Most Complete Fossil Found In The U.K. In Over A Century Leads To The Discovery Of A New Dinosaur Species

Comptonatus chasei was a plant-eating dinosaur that was about the size of a bison and traveled in herds along England's southern coast 125 million years ago.

By Austin Harvey • July 11, 2024

Meet The Pioneering Scientists Who Invented The Camera, From Ibn al-Haytham To Joseph Nicéphore Niépce

The first photograph was taken by the French inventor Joseph Nicéphore Niépce in the 1820s, but the story of who invented the camera and when involves centuries of innovation and experimentation.

By Austin Harvey • Jul 10, 2024

Meet The Pioneering Scientists Who Invented The Camera, From Ibn al-Haytham To Joseph Nicéphore Niépce

The first photograph was taken by the French inventor Joseph Nicéphore Niépce in the 1820s, but the story of who invented the camera and when involves centuries of innovation and experimentation.

By Austin Harvey • July 10, 2024

This Medieval Warrior Had His Hand Amputated, Then Replaced It With A Prosthetic Knife

Archaeologists have uncovered the skeleton of a warrior in northern Italy from the 6th century who after having his hand amputated, used a knife as a prosthetic hand.

By Kara Goldfarb • Jul 3, 2024

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This Medieval Warrior Had His Hand Amputated, Then Replaced It With A Prosthetic Knife

Archaeologists have uncovered the skeleton of a warrior in northern Italy from the 6th century who after having his hand amputated, used a knife as a prosthetic hand.

By Kara Goldfarb • July 3, 2024

Scientists Recreate Voice Of 3,000-Year-Old Egyptian Mummy Using A 3D Printer

"The idea of going to a museum and coming away having heard a voice from 3,000 years ago is the sort of thing people might well remember for a long time."

By Natasha Ishak • Jul 3, 2024

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Scientists Recreate Voice Of 3,000-Year-Old Egyptian Mummy Using A 3D Printer

"The idea of going to a museum and coming away having heard a voice from 3,000 years ago is the sort of thing people might well remember for a long time."

By Natasha Ishak • July 3, 2024

500-Million-Year-Old Trilobite Fossils Have Been Unearthed In Morocco — And They’re Almost Perfectly Preserved

The trilobites were preserved thanks to the volcanic ash they were buried in — and they've now been nicknamed the "Pompeii trilobites."

By Amber Morgan • Jun 28, 2024

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500-Million-Year-Old Trilobite Fossils Have Been Unearthed In Morocco — And They’re Almost Perfectly Preserved

The trilobites were preserved thanks to the volcanic ash they were buried in — and they've now been nicknamed the "Pompeii trilobites."

By Amber Morgan • June 28, 2024

Remains Of Warrior Buried 2,600 Years Ago Identified As A 12-Year-Old Girl

The young fighter was originally misidentified as male after she was first excavated in 1988. Now, modern scientific techniques have revealed her true identity as an Amazon warrior.

By Natasha Ishak • Jun 26, 2024

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Remains Of Warrior Buried 2,600 Years Ago Identified As A 12-Year-Old Girl

The young fighter was originally misidentified as male after she was first excavated in 1988. Now, modern scientific techniques have revealed her true identity as an Amazon warrior.

By Natasha Ishak • June 26, 2024

This Newly Discovered Horned Dinosaur Is The ‘Largest And Most Ornate’ Of Its Kind Ever Found

The Lokiceratops rangiformis, whose relatives include the Triceratops, roamed what is now North America over 78 million years ago.

By Amber Morgan • Jun 25, 2024

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This Newly Discovered Horned Dinosaur Is The ‘Largest And Most Ornate’ Of Its Kind Ever Found

The Lokiceratops rangiformis, whose relatives include the Triceratops, roamed what is now North America over 78 million years ago.

By Amber Morgan • June 25, 2024

The Eerie Story Of Bog Bodies, The Ancient Mummies Found In Peatlands Across Europe

Bog bodies are corpses that are mummified when they are submerged in highly acidic bodies of water with low temperatures and oxygen levels, such as peat bogs — and dozens of them have been accidentally uncovered across Europe over the centuries.

By All That's Interesting • Jun 23, 2024

The Eerie Story Of Bog Bodies, The Ancient Mummies Found In Peatlands Across Europe

Bog bodies are corpses that are mummified when they are submerged in highly acidic bodies of water with low temperatures and oxygen levels, such as peat bogs — and dozens of them have been accidentally uncovered across Europe over the centuries.

By All That's Interesting • June 23, 2024

A Homebrewer In Utah Just Used A Recipe From A 3,500-Year-Old Papyrus To Recreate Beer That Ancient Egyptians Drank

Dylan McDonnell used ingredients like sycamore figs, Israeli golden raisins, frankincense, and 3,000-year-old yeast to brew a beer that was once consumed in ancient Egypt.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jun 21, 2024

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A Homebrewer In Utah Just Used A Recipe From A 3,500-Year-Old Papyrus To Recreate Beer That Ancient Egyptians Drank

Dylan McDonnell used ingredients like sycamore figs, Israeli golden raisins, frankincense, and 3,000-year-old yeast to brew a beer that was once consumed in ancient Egypt.

By Kaleena Fraga • June 21, 2024