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Meet Alphonse Bertillon, The Brilliant French Detective Who Revolutionized Police Work

While working in a Parisian police station in 1879, Alphonse Bertillon conceived of a way to more accurately identify repeat offenders and became the first to photograph a crime scene.

By Genevieve Carlton • Mar 9, 2021

Meet Alphonse Bertillon, The Brilliant French Detective Who Revolutionized Police Work

While working in a Parisian police station in 1879, Alphonse Bertillon conceived of a way to more accurately identify repeat offenders and became the first to photograph a crime scene.

By Genevieve Carlton • March 9, 2021

Scientists Are Growing Human-Neanderthal Hybrid ‘Minibrains’ To Understand The Evolution Of Our Brains

"The question here is what makes us human. Why are our brains so different from other species including our own extinct relatives?"

By Marco Margaritoff • Mar 8, 2021

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Scientists Are Growing Human-Neanderthal Hybrid ‘Minibrains’ To Understand The Evolution Of Our Brains

"The question here is what makes us human. Why are our brains so different from other species including our own extinct relatives?"

By Marco Margaritoff • March 8, 2021

A Fisherman In Indonesia Just Caught A Baby Shark With A ‘Human Face’ — And Experts Are Baffled

"I split the belly of the mother shark and found three pups in the stomach. Two were like the mother and this one looked like it had a human face."

By Kaleena Fraga • Feb 24, 2021

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A Fisherman In Indonesia Just Caught A Baby Shark With A ‘Human Face’ — And Experts Are Baffled

"I split the belly of the mother shark and found three pups in the stomach. Two were like the mother and this one looked like it had a human face."

By Kaleena Fraga • February 24, 2021

A Pack Of Blue Dogs Was Found Roaming Near A Shuttered Chemical Plant In Russia

The Dzerzhinskoye Orgsteklo factory has been closed for six years and blue dogs have been seen roaming the area almost ever since.

By Kaleena Fraga • Feb 18, 2021

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A Pack Of Blue Dogs Was Found Roaming Near A Shuttered Chemical Plant In Russia

The Dzerzhinskoye Orgsteklo factory has been closed for six years and blue dogs have been seen roaming the area almost ever since.

By Kaleena Fraga • February 18, 2021

Dinosaurs Were Killed By A Comet From A Deep Space Cloud Of Icy Debris, Harvard Study Says

Two researchers assert that a comet from the Oort Cloud at the outer edge of the solar system was flung into Earth by Jupiter, killing the dinosaurs 66 million years ago.

By Marco Margaritoff • Feb 16, 2021

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Dinosaurs Were Killed By A Comet From A Deep Space Cloud Of Icy Debris, Harvard Study Says

Two researchers assert that a comet from the Oort Cloud at the outer edge of the solar system was flung into Earth by Jupiter, killing the dinosaurs 66 million years ago.

By Marco Margaritoff • February 16, 2021

Meet Trofim Lysenko, The Russian Agronomist Whose Pseudoscience Doomed Millions

For decades, the lives of Soviet citizens hung on the whims of Trofim Lysenko, a man who believed that plants could be taught to bloom in winter and that nature could be mastered by raw force.

By Morgan Dunn • Feb 9, 2021

Meet Trofim Lysenko, The Russian Agronomist Whose Pseudoscience Doomed Millions

For decades, the lives of Soviet citizens hung on the whims of Trofim Lysenko, a man who believed that plants could be taught to bloom in winter and that nature could be mastered by raw force.

By Morgan Dunn • February 9, 2021

Volcanic Rock Unearthed In Brazil Bears An Uncanny Resemblance To Cookie Monster

Buyers are already offering $10,000 for this astounding piece of agate quartz, though its owner isn't sure whether he'll sell or not.

By All That's Interesting • Jan 25, 2021

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Volcanic Rock Unearthed In Brazil Bears An Uncanny Resemblance To Cookie Monster

Buyers are already offering $10,000 for this astounding piece of agate quartz, though its owner isn't sure whether he'll sell or not.

By All That's Interesting • January 25, 2021

The Secret Behind Japan’s ‘Dancing Squid’ Dish, Which Features A Headless Squid Writhing In Your Bowl

Known as "katsu ika odori-don," this bizarre delicacy showcases a freshly killed squid that "dances" when it's doused in soy sauce.

By Natasha Ishak • Jan 21, 2021

The Secret Behind Japan’s ‘Dancing Squid’ Dish, Which Features A Headless Squid Writhing In Your Bowl

Known as "katsu ika odori-don," this bizarre delicacy showcases a freshly killed squid that "dances" when it's doused in soy sauce.

By Natasha Ishak • January 21, 2021

This 100-Million-Year-Old Fossil Reveals How Dinosaurs Peed, Pooped, And Had Sex

Paleontologists said this dinosaur had a one-of-a-kind opening that was "shaped in its perfect, unique way."

By Natasha Ishak • Jan 20, 2021

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This 100-Million-Year-Old Fossil Reveals How Dinosaurs Peed, Pooped, And Had Sex

Paleontologists said this dinosaur had a one-of-a-kind opening that was "shaped in its perfect, unique way."

By Natasha Ishak • January 20, 2021

‘Magic Mushrooms’ Started Growing In A Nebraska Man’s Blood After He Injected Them Into His Veins

A few days after the injection, he started to experience fatigue. Then came diarrhea, nausea, yellowing of the skin, and vomiting blood.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jan 14, 2021

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‘Magic Mushrooms’ Started Growing In A Nebraska Man’s Blood After He Injected Them Into His Veins

A few days after the injection, he started to experience fatigue. Then came diarrhea, nausea, yellowing of the skin, and vomiting blood.

By Marco Margaritoff • January 14, 2021

27 Jaw-Dropping Science Images From 2020 That You May Have Missed

The best science photos of the year will take you from the Siberian permafrost to a radish garden in space.

By Natasha Ishak • Dec 29, 2020

27 Jaw-Dropping Science Images From 2020 That You May Have Missed

The best science photos of the year will take you from the Siberian permafrost to a radish garden in space.

By Natasha Ishak • December 29, 2020