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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 • 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

Australia Was Once Home To Massive Eagles With A 10-Foot Wingspan — And Enough Strength To Carry A Kangaroo

Fossils uncovered in Australia paint a picture of the continent's largest known bird of prey, the Gaff's powerful eagle.

By Austin Harvey • Mar 21, 2023

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Australia Was Once Home To Massive Eagles With A 10-Foot Wingspan — And Enough Strength To Carry A Kangaroo

Fossils uncovered in Australia paint a picture of the continent's largest known bird of prey, the Gaff's powerful eagle.

By Austin Harvey • March 21, 2023

The Fugate Family Of Kentucky Has Had Blue Skin For Centuries — Here’s Why

For nearly 200 years, the Fugates — known as the blue people of Kentucky — remained largely sealed off from the outside world as they passed their blue skin from generation to generation.

By Gabe Paoletti • Mar 21, 2023

The Fugate Family Of Kentucky Has Had Blue Skin For Centuries — Here’s Why

For nearly 200 years, the Fugates — known as the blue people of Kentucky — remained largely sealed off from the outside world as they passed their blue skin from generation to generation.

By Gabe Paoletti • March 21, 2023

Scientists Thought This 300 Million-Year-Old ‘Blob’ Fossil Was A Jellyfish — Turns Out, They’d Just Been Looking At It Upside Down

What was once considered a fairly common jellyfish fossil is actually an ancient sea anemone, a new study reveals.

By Austin Harvey • Mar 16, 2023

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Scientists Thought This 300 Million-Year-Old ‘Blob’ Fossil Was A Jellyfish — Turns Out, They’d Just Been Looking At It Upside Down

What was once considered a fairly common jellyfish fossil is actually an ancient sea anemone, a new study reveals.

By Austin Harvey • March 16, 2023

Archaeologists Just Discovered That This Record-Breaking Dinosaur Had The Longest Neck In History

Mamenchisaurus sinocanadorum had a 49.5-foot-long neck that it used to eat vegetation from the tops of the tallest trees 162 million years ago.

By Amber Morgan • Mar 16, 2023

Archaeologists Just Discovered That This Record-Breaking Dinosaur Had The Longest Neck In History

Mamenchisaurus sinocanadorum had a 49.5-foot-long neck that it used to eat vegetation from the tops of the tallest trees 162 million years ago.

By Amber Morgan • March 16, 2023

New Study Finds That Great Apes May Purposely Get ‘Tipsy’ By Spinning Until They’re Dizzy

This discovery could help scientists better understand human interest in mind-altering activities.

By Amber Morgan • Mar 15, 2023

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New Study Finds That Great Apes May Purposely Get ‘Tipsy’ By Spinning Until They’re Dizzy

This discovery could help scientists better understand human interest in mind-altering activities.

By Amber Morgan • March 15, 2023

Inside Phrenology, The Bizarre Turn-Of-The-Century ‘Study’ Of Head Shapes

Considered a pseudoscience today, phrenology once claimed to predict a person's character and mental traits based on the shape of their head.

By Kaleena Fraga • Mar 10, 2023

Inside Phrenology, The Bizarre Turn-Of-The-Century ‘Study’ Of Head Shapes

Considered a pseudoscience today, phrenology once claimed to predict a person's character and mental traits based on the shape of their head.

By Kaleena Fraga • March 10, 2023