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Scientists Have Reconstructed The Face Of A 9,000-Year-Old Teenager

A team of scientists worked together to reconstruct the face of a teenager using a 9,000-year-old skull found in Greece.

By Kara Goldfarb • Aug 18, 2024

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Scientists Have Reconstructed The Face Of A 9,000-Year-Old Teenager

A team of scientists worked together to reconstruct the face of a teenager using a 9,000-year-old skull found in Greece.

By Kara Goldfarb • August 18, 2024

Margaret Howe Lovatt And The Government Experiment That Led Her To Intimate Relations With A Dolphin

In the mid-1960s, Margaret Howe Lovatt was tasked with training and observing dolphins on St. Thomas. Over the years, she developed an intimate relationship with a dolphin named Peter.

By Erin Kelly • Aug 17, 2024

Margaret Howe Lovatt And The Government Experiment That Led Her To Intimate Relations With A Dolphin

In the mid-1960s, Margaret Howe Lovatt was tasked with training and observing dolphins on St. Thomas. Over the years, she developed an intimate relationship with a dolphin named Peter.

By Erin Kelly • August 17, 2024

In The Future, The Earth Might Be Just One Giant Continent, Experts Predict

Researchers have come up with four potential constructions of the next supercontinent, but which of these scenarios is the likeliest depends on who you ask.

By Bernadette Deron • Aug 15, 2024

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In The Future, The Earth Might Be Just One Giant Continent, Experts Predict

Researchers have come up with four potential constructions of the next supercontinent, but which of these scenarios is the likeliest depends on who you ask.

By Bernadette Deron • August 15, 2024

Amateur Fossil Hunter Stumbles Upon Seven-Foot Mammoth Tusk In A Mississippi Stream

The discovery marks the first time a Columbian mammoth tusk has ever been found in the state.

By Austin Harvey • Aug 14, 2024

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Amateur Fossil Hunter Stumbles Upon Seven-Foot Mammoth Tusk In A Mississippi Stream

The discovery marks the first time a Columbian mammoth tusk has ever been found in the state.

By Austin Harvey • August 14, 2024

Archaeologists Have Just Found The World’s Oldest Cheese In An Ancient Egyptian Tomb

"The material analyzed in this study is probably the most ancient archaeological solid residue of cheese ever found to date."

By Caroline Redmond • Aug 10, 2024

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Archaeologists Have Just Found The World’s Oldest Cheese In An Ancient Egyptian Tomb

"The material analyzed in this study is probably the most ancient archaeological solid residue of cheese ever found to date."

By Caroline Redmond • August 10, 2024

Miners In Siberia Just Found A Woolly Rhino Mummy With Its Soft Tissues And Horn Still Intact

This is just the fifth woolly rhino ever discovered with its soft tissues still preserved.

By Austin Harvey • Aug 8, 2024

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Miners In Siberia Just Found A Woolly Rhino Mummy With Its Soft Tissues And Horn Still Intact

This is just the fifth woolly rhino ever discovered with its soft tissues still preserved.

By Austin Harvey • August 8, 2024

16th-Century Compass That May Have Belonged To Nicolaus Copernicus Unearthed In Poland

The compass was found in Frombork, Poland, where the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus lived for 30 years.

By Kaleena Fraga • Aug 7, 2024

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16th-Century Compass That May Have Belonged To Nicolaus Copernicus Unearthed In Poland

The compass was found in Frombork, Poland, where the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus lived for 30 years.

By Kaleena Fraga • August 7, 2024

How The Stanford Prison Experiment Revealed The Darkest Depths Of Human Psychology

Conducted by Philip Zimbardo in August 1971, the Stanford Prison Experiment revealed how ordinary people could quickly adopt abusive behaviors when given authority and power.

By Richard Stockton • Aug 1, 2024

How The Stanford Prison Experiment Revealed The Darkest Depths Of Human Psychology

Conducted by Philip Zimbardo in August 1971, the Stanford Prison Experiment revealed how ordinary people could quickly adopt abusive behaviors when given authority and power.

By Richard Stockton • August 1, 2024

New Study Finds That Chimpanzees May Be Capable Of Human Speech

A study examining videos of chimpanzees saying words like "mama" and "cup" has revealed that humankind's closest ancestor may be more capable of speech than originally believed.

By Amber Morgan • Jul 30, 2024

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New Study Finds That Chimpanzees May Be Capable Of Human Speech

A study examining videos of chimpanzees saying words like "mama" and "cup" has revealed that humankind's closest ancestor may be more capable of speech than originally believed.

By Amber Morgan • July 30, 2024

Researchers May Have Recreated Cleopatra’s Perfume Thanks To 2,000-Year-Old Residue

Cleopatra's perfume was so legendary that Marc Antony could supposedly smell the queen from miles away before her ships even arrived on the shores of his kingdom.

By Natasha Ishak • Jul 27, 2024

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Researchers May Have Recreated Cleopatra’s Perfume Thanks To 2,000-Year-Old Residue

Cleopatra's perfume was so legendary that Marc Antony could supposedly smell the queen from miles away before her ships even arrived on the shores of his kingdom.

By Natasha Ishak • July 27, 2024