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The Inspirational Story Of Bessie Blount Griffin, The Trailblazing Wartime Physical Therapist And Forensic Scientist

A pioneer in both physical therapy and forensics, Bessie Blount Griffin was best known for creating devices to help veteran amputees during World War II and teaching them to write with their teeth and feet.

By Erin Kelly • Jul 7, 2023

The Inspirational Story Of Bessie Blount Griffin, The Trailblazing Wartime Physical Therapist And Forensic Scientist

A pioneer in both physical therapy and forensics, Bessie Blount Griffin was best known for creating devices to help veteran amputees during World War II and teaching them to write with their teeth and feet.

By Erin Kelly • July 7, 2023

Amateur Photographer Finds Rare Pink Grasshopper In His Garden In Wales

One in 500 grasshoppers have the pink coloring mutation, but most people only have a one percent chance of seeing them in their lifetime.

By Austin Harvey • Jul 6, 2023

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Amateur Photographer Finds Rare Pink Grasshopper In His Garden In Wales

One in 500 grasshoppers have the pink coloring mutation, but most people only have a one percent chance of seeing them in their lifetime.

By Austin Harvey • July 6, 2023

The Story Of Runit Dome, The Concrete ‘Tomb’ In The Marshall Islands That’s Filled With Deadly Nuclear Waste

The Runit Dome was constructed between 1977 and 1980 in order to contain radioactive waste from America’s Cold War nuclear tests — but it’s begun to crack.

By Amber Morgan • Jul 1, 2023

The Story Of Runit Dome, The Concrete ‘Tomb’ In The Marshall Islands That’s Filled With Deadly Nuclear Waste

The Runit Dome was constructed between 1977 and 1980 in order to contain radioactive waste from America’s Cold War nuclear tests — but it’s begun to crack.

By Amber Morgan • July 1, 2023

University Janitor Turns Off Lab Freezer To Silence ‘Annoying Alarms,’ Causing $1 Million Of Damage And Destroying 25 Years Of Research

Janitor Joseph Herrington believed the alarms were signaling an error with the freezer and flipped switches in the circuit breaker in an attempt to help — accidentally turning them all off instead.

By Austin Harvey • Jun 30, 2023

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University Janitor Turns Off Lab Freezer To Silence ‘Annoying Alarms,’ Causing $1 Million Of Damage And Destroying 25 Years Of Research

Janitor Joseph Herrington believed the alarms were signaling an error with the freezer and flipped switches in the circuit breaker in an attempt to help — accidentally turning them all off instead.

By Austin Harvey • June 30, 2023

Scientists Just Found The Victorian Earless Dragon In The Australian Wilderness For The First Time Since 1969

Since February, researchers have found and gathered 16 individuals of the species to use in a breeding program.

By Austin Harvey • Jun 30, 2023

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Scientists Just Found The Victorian Earless Dragon In The Australian Wilderness For The First Time Since 1969

Since February, researchers have found and gathered 16 individuals of the species to use in a breeding program.

By Austin Harvey • June 30, 2023

Scientists Say Cuts On Prehistoric Shinbone Could Be Earliest Evidence Of Human Cannibalism

The marks on the 1.5 million-year-old bone suggest that a stone tool was used to remove muscle from bone.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jun 29, 2023

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Scientists Say Cuts On Prehistoric Shinbone Could Be Earliest Evidence Of Human Cannibalism

The marks on the 1.5 million-year-old bone suggest that a stone tool was used to remove muscle from bone.

By Kaleena Fraga • June 29, 2023

27 Geniuses With The Highest IQs In History — And The Surprising True Stories Behind Them

William James Sidis, Marilyn vos Savant, and Leonardo da Vinci have some of the highest IQs in history — but are they really the world's smartest people?

By Austin Harvey • Jun 27, 2023

27 Geniuses With The Highest IQs In History — And The Surprising True Stories Behind Them

William James Sidis, Marilyn vos Savant, and Leonardo da Vinci have some of the highest IQs in history — but are they really the world's smartest people?

By Austin Harvey • June 27, 2023

Inside Edgewood Arsenal, The U.S. Military’s Top-Secret Human Experiment Program During The Cold War

Between 1948 and 1975, the U.S. Army tested chemical weapons like mustard gas and LSD on American soldiers at Maryland's Edgewood Arsenal facility.

By Genevieve Carlton • Jun 26, 2023

Inside Edgewood Arsenal, The U.S. Military’s Top-Secret Human Experiment Program During The Cold War

Between 1948 and 1975, the U.S. Army tested chemical weapons like mustard gas and LSD on American soldiers at Maryland's Edgewood Arsenal facility.

By Genevieve Carlton • June 26, 2023

Deadly New Zealand Cyclone Unveils Fossils Of Two Enormous, Extinct Marine Predators

The 80 million-year-old fossils, belonging to an Elasmosaurus and a mosasaur, were discovered in the Maungataniwha Native Forest on New Zealand's North Island.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jun 23, 2023

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Deadly New Zealand Cyclone Unveils Fossils Of Two Enormous, Extinct Marine Predators

The 80 million-year-old fossils, belonging to an Elasmosaurus and a mosasaur, were discovered in the Maungataniwha Native Forest on New Zealand's North Island.

By Kaleena Fraga • June 23, 2023

The Tallest Tree In Asia Was Just Found In The World’s Deepest Canyon

The 335-foot-tall cypress tree is believed to be the second-tallest tree in the world.

By Austin Harvey • Jun 23, 2023

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The Tallest Tree In Asia Was Just Found In The World’s Deepest Canyon

The 335-foot-tall cypress tree is believed to be the second-tallest tree in the world.

By Austin Harvey • June 23, 2023