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A large number of black rats swarming all over each other.

Maybe rats didn't spread the Black Death after all, new evidence suggests

By Samuel Cohn published

Recent research suggests rats may not have played the critical role in keeping plague going in Europe.

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Isaac Newton's pristine personal copy of Opticks.

Long-lost copy of Newton's famous book 'Opticks' to be auctioned for half a million dollars

By Ben Turner published

The book is the pristine version of the two copies originally kept in Newton’s library

Human Behavior
The civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. waves to supporters on Aug. 28, 1963 on the Mall in Washington D.C. (Washington Monument in background) during the "March on Washington."

Martin Luther King Jr.: The iconic civil rights leader

By Jessie Szalay published

REFERENCE Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil rights leader who fought for racial and economic justice. His oft-quoted "I Have a Dream" speech made an incredible impact on the country's racial, cultural and intellectual landscape.

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Mythbusters streaming guide: how to watch Mythbusters online in 2023

By Susan Arendt published

Read this Mythbusters streaming guide to learn where to find episodes of the original popular science/entertainment show online.

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Human skull against a black background

Prehistoric population once lived in Siberia, but mysteriously vanished, genetic study finds

By Charles Q. Choi published

A genetic study has revealed the existence of a previously unknown hunter-gatherer group that lived in Siberia upwards of 10,000 years ago.

Human Behavior
A digital image of a man in his 40s against a black background. This man is a digital reconstruction of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II, which used reverse aging to see what he would have looked like in his prime,

Ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II's 'handsome' face revealed in striking reconstruction

By Tom Metcalfe published

Scientists have used facial reconstruction techniques to show what the Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II looked like in his prime.

Human Behavior
A Neanderthal skull next to a human skull.

Human and Neanderthal brains have a surprising 'youthful' quality in common, new research finds

By Stephen Wroe published

Modern humans have a youthful brain, and this "Peter Pan syndrome" is also seen in Neanderthals.

Human Behavior
Xerxes I art, All About History 125

Xerxes, the god-king of Ancient Persia, in All About History 125

By Jonathan Gordon published

Inside All About History 125: Learn how Xerxes I overcame rebels and plots to claim his throne and dominate West Asia.

Human Behavior
Divers explored the wreck of the US F4U–4 Corsair fighter-bomber on Iriomote Jima in March 2019.

30 incredible sunken wrecks from WWI and WWII

By Tom Metcalfe published

A look at some of the most notable underwater wrecks from WWI and WWII.

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Two explorers holding a kerosene lamp inside a massive, million-year-old dark cave.

10 amazing things we learned about our human ancestors in 2022

By Laura Geggel published

From when our ancient relatives began walking on two feet to the first known medical amputation on Homo sapiens, here's what we learned in 2022 about our human ancestors.

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