DNA

Is this really a dire wolf?

Science

Is this really a dire wolf?

Is this really a dire wolf?

Hate cilantro or anchovies? Evolutionary science could explain why.

Health

Hate cilantro or anchovies? Evolutionary science could explain why.

Hate cilantro or anchovies? Evolutionary science could explain why.

The lost homes of enslaved Africans may be hidden in their bones

History & Culture

The lost homes of enslaved Africans may be hidden in their bones

The lost homes of enslaved Africans may be hidden in their bones

The surprising science behind doppelgängers

Science

The surprising science behind doppelgängers

The surprising science behind doppelgängers

How axolotls' secret to pausing aging could change medicine

Science

How axolotls' secret to pausing aging could change medicine

How axolotls' secret to pausing aging could change medicine

We finally know how the world’s oldest cheese was made

Science

We finally know how the world’s oldest cheese was made

We finally know how the world’s oldest cheese was made

These ‘witch bottles‘ were once thought to heal the cursed

History & Culture

These ‘witch bottles‘ were once thought to heal the cursed

These ‘witch bottles‘ were once thought to heal the cursed

How did wolves evolve into dogs? New fossils provide clues

Animals

How did wolves evolve into dogs? New fossils provide clues

How did wolves evolve into dogs? New fossils provide clues

What killed the last woolly mammoths?

Science

What killed the last woolly mammoths?

What killed the last woolly mammoths?

How did the Maya choose sacrifice victims? DNA yields new clues.

History & Culture

How did the Maya choose sacrifice victims? DNA yields new clues.

How did the Maya choose sacrifice victims? DNA yields new clues.

Just one pregnancy can add months to your biological age

Health

Just one pregnancy can add months to your biological age

Just one pregnancy can add months to your biological age

Dog DNA tests are on the rise—but are they reliable?

Science

Dog DNA tests are on the rise—but are they reliable?

Dog DNA tests are on the rise—but are they reliable?

These 'trash fish' are among Earth's most primitive animals

Animals

These 'trash fish' are among Earth's most primitive animals

These 'trash fish' are among Earth's most primitive animals

The world’s heaviest snake has been hiding a big secret

Animals

The world’s heaviest snake has been hiding a big secret

The world’s heaviest snake has been hiding a big secret

Tollund Man: What we know about Europe’s most famous bog body

History & Culture

Tollund Man: What we know about Europe’s most famous bog body

Tollund Man: What we know about Europe’s most famous bog body

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