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The Habsburg Jaw And The Disturbing Cost Of Royal Inbreeding

Due to two centuries of inbreeding, the Habsburg family was ravaged by extreme physical deformities, including impotence, bowed legs, and the infamous Habsburg jaw.

By Gina Dimuro • Apr 7, 2023

The Habsburg Jaw And The Disturbing Cost Of Royal Inbreeding

Due to two centuries of inbreeding, the Habsburg family was ravaged by extreme physical deformities, including impotence, bowed legs, and the infamous Habsburg jaw.

By Gina Dimuro • April 7, 2023

The Story Of The Radium Girls And Their Decades-Long Fight For Justice

Explore the haunting story of the Radium Girls, a group of women exposed to lethal amounts of radium while working in watch factories in early 20th-century America.

By Richard Stockton • Apr 6, 2023

The Story Of The Radium Girls And Their Decades-Long Fight For Justice

Explore the haunting story of the Radium Girls, a group of women exposed to lethal amounts of radium while working in watch factories in early 20th-century America.

By Richard Stockton • April 6, 2023

Scientists Just Discovered Prehistoric Footprints Made By A Gigantic Amphibian Older Than The Dinosaurs

Using modern technology like drones and 3D scanners, researchers were able to detect footprints left by the crocodile-like rhinesuchid temnospondyl roughly 255 million years ago.

By Kaleena Fraga • Apr 5, 2023

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Scientists Just Discovered Prehistoric Footprints Made By A Gigantic Amphibian Older Than The Dinosaurs

Using modern technology like drones and 3D scanners, researchers were able to detect footprints left by the crocodile-like rhinesuchid temnospondyl roughly 255 million years ago.

By Kaleena Fraga • April 5, 2023

Astronomers Use An Optical Illusion To Reveal An Ultramassive Black Hole 30 Billion Times Bigger Than The Sun

Using gravitational lensing, astronomers were able to closely observe the black hole at the center of the Abell 1201 cluster and determine its mind-boggling size.

By Austin Harvey • Apr 4, 2023

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Astronomers Use An Optical Illusion To Reveal An Ultramassive Black Hole 30 Billion Times Bigger Than The Sun

Using gravitational lensing, astronomers were able to closely observe the black hole at the center of the Abell 1201 cluster and determine its mind-boggling size.

By Austin Harvey • April 4, 2023

Scientists Film The Deepest-Swimming Fish Ever Discovered At Five Miles Below The Surface

The young snailfish was spotted at a depth of more than 27,000 feet in the Izu-Ogasawara Trench off the coast of Japan.

By Kaleena Fraga • Apr 3, 2023

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Scientists Film The Deepest-Swimming Fish Ever Discovered At Five Miles Below The Surface

The young snailfish was spotted at a depth of more than 27,000 feet in the Izu-Ogasawara Trench off the coast of Japan.

By Kaleena Fraga • April 3, 2023

Chinese Paleontologists Just Identified The Fossil Of A 170-Million-Year-Old Flower

The ancient flower was first studied in 1998, but it was misclassified as a gymnosperm. A recent reexamination found that it was actually the oldest angiosperm ever found in Northwest China.

By Austin Harvey • Mar 30, 2023

Chinese Paleontologists Just Identified The Fossil Of A 170-Million-Year-Old Flower

The ancient flower was first studied in 1998, but it was misclassified as a gymnosperm. A recent reexamination found that it was actually the oldest angiosperm ever found in Northwest China.

By Austin Harvey • March 30, 2023

This Prehistoric Bison Found Frozen In Siberia Is So Well-Preserved That Scientists Think They Can Clone It

The extraordinarily well-preserved bison likely died around 8,000 years ago — and experts hope they can use its DNA to revive the extinct species.

By Amber Morgan • Mar 29, 2023

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This Prehistoric Bison Found Frozen In Siberia Is So Well-Preserved That Scientists Think They Can Clone It

The extraordinarily well-preserved bison likely died around 8,000 years ago — and experts hope they can use its DNA to revive the extinct species.

By Amber Morgan • March 29, 2023

Researchers Find ‘Alien’ Life Forms In An Abandoned Uranium Mine In Germany

Researchers found an impressive ecosystem of "alien" microorganisms in the radioactive Königstein mine in Germany.

By Amber Morgan • Mar 28, 2023

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Researchers Find ‘Alien’ Life Forms In An Abandoned Uranium Mine In Germany

Researchers found an impressive ecosystem of "alien" microorganisms in the radioactive Königstein mine in Germany.

By Amber Morgan • March 28, 2023

Who Was Justine Siegemund, The 17th-Century German Midwife Whose Medical Text Revolutionized Obstetrics?

The first person in Germany to write an obstetrics book from a woman's perspective, Justine Siegemund made childbirth safer for both mothers and their children.

By Kaleena Fraga • Mar 28, 2023

Who Was Justine Siegemund, The 17th-Century German Midwife Whose Medical Text Revolutionized Obstetrics?

The first person in Germany to write an obstetrics book from a woman's perspective, Justine Siegemund made childbirth safer for both mothers and their children.

By Kaleena Fraga • March 28, 2023

A Pentagon Official And A Harvard Scientist Suggest That An ‘Alien Mothership’ Is Watching The Earth

The mysterious interstellar object ‘Oumuamua may be an alien spaceship sending out probes to other planets, the draft paper suggests.

By Austin Harvey • Mar 23, 2023

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A Pentagon Official And A Harvard Scientist Suggest That An ‘Alien Mothership’ Is Watching The Earth

The mysterious interstellar object ‘Oumuamua may be an alien spaceship sending out probes to other planets, the draft paper suggests.

By Austin Harvey • March 23, 2023