Saving the World’s Oldest Mummies From Rot in a Warmer, Wetter World
Why are the ancient bodies of the Chinchorro people stored in a Chilean museum rapidly degrading into black ooze?
How Dick Tracy Invented the Smartwatch
The detective’s two-way wrist radio paved the way for the Apple Watch and other wearables
UN: Destroying the Ancient City of Nimrud Was a “War Crime”
Global outcry after ISIS razes 3,000-year-old archaeological site with bulldozers
St. Barts Is Like the Galapagos for Linguistic Diversity
Beyond the glitz of tourism, St. Barts natives speak in unique varieties of French
Who’s Inside the Lead Coffin Found Near Richard III?
The mysterious identity of a female skeleton discovered in a coffin-within-a-coffin stumps archeologists
Microsoft Billionaire Finds Enormous Sunken Japanese Battleship
Paul Allen used his megayacht to locate the long-lost ship, which has been missing since World War II
The Real Smokey Bear Has A New Biography
It’s officially licensed by the Forest Service and written from Smokey’s point of view
Amazing Ruins of a Long Lost City Discovered in Honduras
A scientific expedition into the depths of the Honduran rain forest discovered a lost city
Germans Brace for the Re-Release of ‘Mein Kampf’
Is Hitler’s 90-year-old manifesto too dangerous to be on bookshelves?
Impatient Scientists Used Paint-By-Numbers Technique to Create the First Image From Mars
Scientists used raw data to create their first image of the red planet
The First African American Senator Was Sworn in 145 Years Ago Today
Hiram R. Revels made history when, amid the tensions of Reconstruction, he became a senator from Mississippi
Modern Cities Grow the Same Way As Ancient Ones
Scientists find that despite time and location, the productivity of settlements grows faster than their populations
The 18th Century Fur Trade Polluted Lake Superior’s Shore With Mercury That’s Never Gone Away
The area’s elevated mercury levels aren’t healthy for fish, birds or humans
For the Kennedys’ Virginia Home, Jackie Had Ideas About Every Detail, Down to the Guest Room Ashtrays
She drew inspiration from French magazines and colors from Colonial America
Legend Says the Ankerwycke Yew Witnessed the Magna Carta’s Signing
The tree on the bank of the River Thames may be 2,000 years old
Neanderthals Divvied Up Chores by Sex
New research on Neanderthal teeth shows differing gender roles
Should You Speculate in Flower Bulbs?
Move over, real estate—there’s a new bubble in snowdrop bulbs
Some Ancient Egyptians Had State-Sponsored Healthcare
Craftsmen who built royal tombs enjoyed sick days, designated physicians and rationed medicine—all paid by the state
Get Ready for a Taste of the Byzantine Empire’s Favorite Wine
Scientists hope the discovery of 1,500-year-old grape seeds may help resurrect the historically famous “Wine of the Negev”
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