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This Week In History News, Sept. 14 – 19

Vikings' true genetic makeup uncovered, first-known human anatomy chart found, overlooked Black World War II hero slated to get his due.

By All That's Interesting • Sep 18, 2020

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This Week In History News, Sept. 14 – 19

Vikings' true genetic makeup uncovered, first-known human anatomy chart found, overlooked Black World War II hero slated to get his due.

By All That's Interesting • September 18, 2020

Dutch Inventor Creates ‘Living Coffin’ That Uses Mushrooms To Compost Dead Bodies

It can take up to a decade for a human body to decompose from within a conventional coffin, but the "Living Cocoon" can compost a corpse in just two to three years.

By Natasha Ishak • Sep 18, 2020

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Dutch Inventor Creates ‘Living Coffin’ That Uses Mushrooms To Compost Dead Bodies

It can take up to a decade for a human body to decompose from within a conventional coffin, but the "Living Cocoon" can compost a corpse in just two to three years.

By Natasha Ishak • September 18, 2020

Reindeer Herders Stumble Upon Ice Age Cave Bear With All Its Organs Intact In Siberia

Before this discovery, only the bones of cave bears had been found.

By Natasha Ishak • Sep 17, 2020

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Reindeer Herders Stumble Upon Ice Age Cave Bear With All Its Organs Intact In Siberia

Before this discovery, only the bones of cave bears had been found.

By Natasha Ishak • September 17, 2020

Scientists Found The World’s Oldest Sperm Perfectly Preserved In Amber

The 100-million-year-old specimen was found inside an ancient female crustacean, meaning she was fertilized shortly before her demise.

By Marco Margaritoff • Sep 16, 2020

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Scientists Found The World’s Oldest Sperm Perfectly Preserved In Amber

The 100-million-year-old specimen was found inside an ancient female crustacean, meaning she was fertilized shortly before her demise.

By Marco Margaritoff • September 16, 2020

Telescope In Chile Snaps Largest Single Photograph In Human History — And It’s Of Broccoli

The telescope's 3,200 megapixel camera is so powerful that it could spot a golfball from 15 miles away.

By Marco Margaritoff • Sep 9, 2020

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Telescope In Chile Snaps Largest Single Photograph In Human History — And It’s Of Broccoli

The telescope's 3,200 megapixel camera is so powerful that it could spot a golfball from 15 miles away.

By Marco Margaritoff • September 9, 2020

Our Moon Is Getting Rusty — And Experts Say It’s All Our Fault

A new study detected the presence of rust on both poles of the Moon's surface — a phenomenon that should be unlikely given the Moon's lack of atmosphere.

By Natasha Ishak • Sep 4, 2020

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Our Moon Is Getting Rusty — And Experts Say It’s All Our Fault

A new study detected the presence of rust on both poles of the Moon's surface — a phenomenon that should be unlikely given the Moon's lack of atmosphere.

By Natasha Ishak • September 4, 2020

Meet The Glass Frog, The Transparent Amphibian That’s Baffled Scientists And Foiled Predators

Found in the rainforests of Central and South America, glass frogs are some of the only partially see-through land animals on Earth — and their transparency is their greatest strength.

By Natasha Ishak • Aug 26, 2020

Meet The Glass Frog, The Transparent Amphibian That’s Baffled Scientists And Foiled Predators

Found in the rainforests of Central and South America, glass frogs are some of the only partially see-through land animals on Earth — and their transparency is their greatest strength.

By Natasha Ishak • August 26, 2020

Deep-Space Radio Signal That Repeats Every 157 Days Just Returned — Right On Schedule

The signal emanates from a galaxy three billion light-years away for 90 days before going silent for 67 days.

By Marco Margaritoff • Aug 26, 2020

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Deep-Space Radio Signal That Repeats Every 157 Days Just Returned — Right On Schedule

The signal emanates from a galaxy three billion light-years away for 90 days before going silent for 67 days.

By Marco Margaritoff • August 26, 2020

Ancient Egyptians Violently Sacrificed Kittens And Cobras Before Mummifying Them

Using the latest technology, scientists "digitally unwrapped" 2,000-year-old animal mummies from ancient Egypt and determined their causes of death.

By Natasha Ishak • Aug 24, 2020

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Ancient Egyptians Violently Sacrificed Kittens And Cobras Before Mummifying Them

Using the latest technology, scientists "digitally unwrapped" 2,000-year-old animal mummies from ancient Egypt and determined their causes of death.

By Natasha Ishak • August 24, 2020

Inside Operation Paperclip, America’s Secret Program That Employed 1,600 Nazi Scientists In Its Labs

During Operation Paperclip, the records of premier German scientists were expunged so that they could secretly work in American labs to give the U.S. a leg up over the Soviets in the Cold War.

By Marco Margaritoff • Aug 20, 2020

Inside Operation Paperclip, America’s Secret Program That Employed 1,600 Nazi Scientists In Its Labs

During Operation Paperclip, the records of premier German scientists were expunged so that they could secretly work in American labs to give the U.S. a leg up over the Soviets in the Cold War.

By Marco Margaritoff • August 20, 2020

Biologists Found A Supergiant ‘Sea Cockroach’ And Named It After Darth Vader

Not only is it 30 times larger than other isopod species, but it's also the first new giant isopod species found in over a decade.

By Natasha Ishak • Aug 20, 2020

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Biologists Found A Supergiant ‘Sea Cockroach’ And Named It After Darth Vader

Not only is it 30 times larger than other isopod species, but it's also the first new giant isopod species found in over a decade.

By Natasha Ishak • August 20, 2020