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Aug 16, 2022

Researchers Just Found A 500-Year-Old Mummified ‘Goatelope’ Inside A Melting Glacier

The chamois mummy is just a preview of the other animals, artifacts, and even humans that scientists expect to rise to the surface as glaciers continue to melt.

Aug 16, 2022

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Researchers Just Found A 500-Year-Old Mummified ‘Goatelope’ Inside A Melting Glacier

The chamois mummy is just a preview of the other animals, artifacts, and even humans that scientists expect to rise to the surface as glaciers continue to melt.

By Austin Harvey

Aug 11, 2022

Mystery Of Ancient Chinese Bronze Production Finally Solved Using 2,300-Year-Old Recipe

For centuries, researchers have puzzled over the ingredients in a 2,300-year-old Chinese recipe for bronze. Now, they think they've finally figured them out.

Aug 11, 2022

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Mystery Of Ancient Chinese Bronze Production Finally Solved Using 2,300-Year-Old Recipe

For centuries, researchers have puzzled over the ingredients in a 2,300-year-old Chinese recipe for bronze. Now, they think they've finally figured them out.

By Leah Silverman

Aug 3, 2022

Inside The Controversial Story Of Harry Harlow, The Psychologist Who Studied Maternal Love By Experimenting On Monkeys

In the mid-20th century, Harry Harlow conducted cruel experiments on baby rhesus monkeys to prove that the bond between mother and child went far beyond the need for food.

Aug 3, 2022

Inside The Controversial Story Of Harry Harlow, The Psychologist Who Studied Maternal Love By Experimenting On Monkeys

In the mid-20th century, Harry Harlow conducted cruel experiments on baby rhesus monkeys to prove that the bond between mother and child went far beyond the need for food.

By Kaleena Fraga

Aug 1, 2022

The Wild Story Of Thor Heyerdahl, The Explorer Who Sailed Thousands Of Miles Across The Ocean In A Homemade Raft — Three Times

Determined to prove that ancient peoples could have made contact with one another across the oceans, Norwegian ethnographer Thor Heyerdahl built a raft out of balsa logs and hemp rope — and successfully used it to cross the Pacific Ocean in 1947.

Aug 1, 2022

The Wild Story Of Thor Heyerdahl, The Explorer Who Sailed Thousands Of Miles Across The Ocean In A Homemade Raft — Three Times

Determined to prove that ancient peoples could have made contact with one another across the oceans, Norwegian ethnographer Thor Heyerdahl built a raft out of balsa logs and hemp rope — and successfully used it to cross the Pacific Ocean in 1947.

By Kaleena Fraga

Jul 25, 2022

Russian Chess Robot Breaks Its Seven-Year-Old Opponent’s Finger During A Match In Moscow

The robot grabbed the boy's finger at the Moscow Chess Open after the seven-year-old apparently "hurried" it.

Jul 25, 2022

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Russian Chess Robot Breaks Its Seven-Year-Old Opponent’s Finger During A Match In Moscow

The robot grabbed the boy's finger at the Moscow Chess Open after the seven-year-old apparently "hurried" it.

By Kaleena Fraga

Jul 18, 2022

New Jersey’s ‘Princess Doe’ Was Just Identified — 40 Years After Her Murder

In 1982, 'Princess Doe' was found beaten beyond recognition in a New Jersey cemetery. Now, investigators have identified her as a 17-year-old named Dawn Olanick.

Jul 18, 2022

New Jersey’s ‘Princess Doe’ Was Just Identified — 40 Years After Her Murder

In 1982, 'Princess Doe' was found beaten beyond recognition in a New Jersey cemetery. Now, investigators have identified her as a 17-year-old named Dawn Olanick.

By Kaleena Fraga

Jul 9, 2022

Meet The Bullet Ant, The Tiny Insect With The Most Painful Sting On Planet Earth

It may be only an inch long, but the bullet ant has an excruciating sting that leaves victims in agony, including temporary paralysis and hallucinations.

Jul 9, 2022

Meet The Bullet Ant, The Tiny Insect With The Most Painful Sting On Planet Earth

It may be only an inch long, but the bullet ant has an excruciating sting that leaves victims in agony, including temporary paralysis and hallucinations.

By Bernadette Giacomazzo

Jul 8, 2022

What Was MK-Ultra, The CIA’s Top-Secret Cold War Research Program?

During the 1950s and '60s, the CIA used brainwashing, hypnosis, and torture on thousands of subjects brutalized by the infamous Project MK-Ultra experiments.

Jul 8, 2022

What Was MK-Ultra, The CIA’s Top-Secret Cold War Research Program?

During the 1950s and '60s, the CIA used brainwashing, hypnosis, and torture on thousands of subjects brutalized by the infamous Project MK-Ultra experiments.

By Katie Serena

Jul 8, 2022

What Is Greek Fire? Inside The Secret Weapon Of The Byzantine Empire

Though historians know that Greek fire was a devastating incendiary weapon used by the Byzantines starting in the 7th century C.E., its recipe remains mysterious to this day.

Jul 8, 2022

What Is Greek Fire? Inside The Secret Weapon Of The Byzantine Empire

Though historians know that Greek fire was a devastating incendiary weapon used by the Byzantines starting in the 7th century C.E., its recipe remains mysterious to this day.

By Jaclyn Anglis

Jul 5, 2022

Meet The Maned Wolf, The Bizarre South American Creature That’s Like A Cross Between A Fox And A Deer

With its enormous ears and stilt-like legs, the maned wolf is a one-of-a-kind animal that roams the plains of Brazil and Argentina.

Jul 5, 2022

Meet The Maned Wolf, The Bizarre South American Creature That’s Like A Cross Between A Fox And A Deer

With its enormous ears and stilt-like legs, the maned wolf is a one-of-a-kind animal that roams the plains of Brazil and Argentina.

By Bernadette Giacomazzo

Jul 5, 2022

What Killed The Dinosaurs? Inside The Catastrophic Mass Extinction Event

Though scientists have put forth several theories as to what exactly wiped out the dinosaurs, evidence suggests that an asteroid strike was the beginning of the end for the prehistoric creatures.

Jul 5, 2022

What Killed The Dinosaurs? Inside The Catastrophic Mass Extinction Event

Though scientists have put forth several theories as to what exactly wiped out the dinosaurs, evidence suggests that an asteroid strike was the beginning of the end for the prehistoric creatures.

By Erin Kelly