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Inside The Top-Secret World Of Oak Ridge, The Small Town That Helped Make The Atom Bomb

Not even the workers in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, had a clue as to what they were doing — which turned out to be refining the uranium for the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

By Mark Oliver Jul 23, 2019

Inside The Top-Secret World Of Oak Ridge, The Small Town That Helped Make The Atom Bomb

Not even the workers in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, had a clue as to what they were doing — which turned out to be refining the uranium for the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

By Mark Oliver July 23, 2019

U.S. Congress Passes Bill To Investigate Whether The Pentagon Weaponized Ticks And Other Insects For Bio-Warfare

A New Jersey representative wants to know whether a Lyme disease outbreak in the '50s and '70s coincided with a government-sanctioned experiment gone awry, and has passed a bill to investigate.

By Natasha Ishak Jul 19, 2019

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U.S. Congress Passes Bill To Investigate Whether The Pentagon Weaponized Ticks And Other Insects For Bio-Warfare

A New Jersey representative wants to know whether a Lyme disease outbreak in the '50s and '70s coincided with a government-sanctioned experiment gone awry, and has passed a bill to investigate.

By Natasha Ishak July 19, 2019

29 Reconstructed Faces Of Ancient People From The Neanderthals To Jesus

Scientists and artists worked together to create these reconstructed faces of ancient humans — and the results are astonishing.

By Erin Kelly Jul 10, 2019

29 Reconstructed Faces Of Ancient People From The Neanderthals To Jesus

Scientists and artists worked together to create these reconstructed faces of ancient humans — and the results are astonishing.

By Erin Kelly July 10, 2019

Scientists Find Organisms That Are Still Alive In The Arctic Ice

Million-year-old single-celled organisms have been brought back to life before, but now scientists are bringing back ancient moss — and even a 40,000-year-old worm.

By Marco Margaritoff Jul 10, 2019

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Scientists Find Organisms That Are Still Alive In The Arctic Ice

Million-year-old single-celled organisms have been brought back to life before, but now scientists are bringing back ancient moss — and even a 40,000-year-old worm.

By Marco Margaritoff July 10, 2019

Donning Lab Coat And Heels, Camille Schrier Wins Miss Virginia Pageant With Colorful Science Experiment

"[Women and little girls] can look to me and say OK, she’s a woman who is able to be successful in an organization like the Miss America organization, but she’s also a scientist."

By Natasha Ishak Jul 3, 2019

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Donning Lab Coat And Heels, Camille Schrier Wins Miss Virginia Pageant With Colorful Science Experiment

"[Women and little girls] can look to me and say OK, she’s a woman who is able to be successful in an organization like the Miss America organization, but she’s also a scientist."

By Natasha Ishak July 3, 2019

‘Pecunia Non Olet’: How A Roman Emperor Revived The Government With A Urine Tax

"Pecunia non olet" — or "money doesn't stink" — is a phrase ascribed to the Roman emperor Vespasian, who in 70 A.D. imposed a urine tax.

By Carly Silver Jul 2, 2019

‘Pecunia Non Olet’: How A Roman Emperor Revived The Government With A Urine Tax

"Pecunia non olet" — or "money doesn't stink" — is a phrase ascribed to the Roman emperor Vespasian, who in 70 A.D. imposed a urine tax.

By Carly Silver July 2, 2019

Meet The Entelodont, The Horse-Sized “Hell Pig” Whose Teeth Were As Thick As A Human Wrist

Weighing in at 2,000 pounds and sporting arm-sized fangs, the entelodont earned its status as the "hell pig" of prehistoric North America.

By Kaleena Fraga Jun 24, 2019

Meet The Entelodont, The Horse-Sized “Hell Pig” Whose Teeth Were As Thick As A Human Wrist

Weighing in at 2,000 pounds and sporting arm-sized fangs, the entelodont earned its status as the "hell pig" of prehistoric North America.

By Kaleena Fraga June 24, 2019

Tourists Will Be Able To Submerge 13,000 Feet Under The Sea To The Wreckage Of Titanic For $125,000

"Being in a sub, and being nice and cozy, and having a hot chocolate with you, beats the heck out of freezing and going through a two-hour decompression hanging in deep water."

By Natasha Ishak Jun 24, 2019

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Tourists Will Be Able To Submerge 13,000 Feet Under The Sea To The Wreckage Of Titanic For $125,000

"Being in a sub, and being nice and cozy, and having a hot chocolate with you, beats the heck out of freezing and going through a two-hour decompression hanging in deep water."

By Natasha Ishak June 24, 2019