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Neanderthals could be brought back within 20 years — but is it a good idea?
With today's technology, we cannot bring back Neanderthals. But even if future advances allow it, should we?
Eternal Flame Falls: New York's mini waterfall that hides a grotto filled with undying fire
Eternal Flame Falls sits on a bed of shale rocks rich in organic matter. As this matter breaks down, it produces highly flammable natural gas that escapes through cracks in the ground.
Science history: Scientists use 'click chemistry' to watch molecules in living organisms — Oct. 23, 2007
Carolyn Bertozzi and colleagues laid out a way to make paradigm-shifting "click-chemistry" compatible with living cells, opening up a window into living organisms.
A toddler accidently ate gonorrhea bacteria from a lab dish
In a bizarre medical case published in 1984, a young boy was inadvertently exposed to an STI-causing bacteria in a lab dish.
Are there any countries with no mosquitoes?
One country has long been a mosquito-free zone, but global warming may change that.
Pair of 'holy' islands in eerily green African lake hold centuries-old relics and mummified emperors
Earth from space A 2017 astronaut photo shows the islands of Dek and Daga lurking in the murky, algae-infested waters of Ethiopia's Lake Tana. Both islands are home to important monasteries, including the resting place of five mummified emperors.
'People made it out of the cities alive': Tracing the survivors of Pompeii and Herculaneum, 2,000 years after Vesuvius erupted
Several lines of evidence, from chiseled inscriptions to missing horses, suggest that thousands of people survived the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in A.D. 79.
Roos Carr figures: Creepy 2,600-year-old carvings with 'removable genitalia' and eyes that may have symbolized Odin's soothsayer powers
Spooky-looking wooden figurines with quartzite eyes are 2,600 years old and may be linked to a Norse god.
