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Found Near the Thames: A Centuries-Old Skeleton, Still Wearing Thigh-High Boots
The owner of the unusual footwear likely made his living on the water
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Lonesome George the Giant Tortoise’s DNA Reveals Cancer-Fighting and Longevity Genes
The iconic reptile and last Pinta Island tortoise passed in 2012, but a new look at his DNA is helping researchers understand genetics
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No, Wait, This Is the Real Ava, a Bronze Age Woman From the Scottish Highlands
New DNA evidence drastically changes the image of the young woman buried in Caithness 4,250 years ago
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Thousands of Little-Known Plant Species Are at Risk of Extinction
When researchers used machine learning to evaluate 150,000 plant species, they found that 10 percent were likely to qualify for the IUCN Red List
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Evidence Suggests Humans Reached “Roof of the World” 40,000 Years Ago
Over 3,000 stone tools show human presence in Tibetan plateau 20,000 years before previously thought
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Explore Vermeer’s Surviving Paintings, Together After All This Time, in One Virtual Exhibition
The augmented reality “Meet Vermeer” experience details the Dutch Old Master’s artistic style, life and enduring legacy
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U.S. Life Expectancy Drops for Third Year in a Row, Reflecting Rising Drug Overdoses, Suicides
Drop represents longest sustained decline in expected lifespan since the tumultuous period of 1915 to 1918
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Dads Also Pass on Mitochondrial DNA, Contrary to Long-Standing Belief
A new study, which found paternal mitochondrial DNA in 17 individuals, upends the commonly accepted theory that mtDNA comes exclusively from the mother
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This Is How Much Starlight the Universe Has Produced
4,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000, 000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 photons over 13.7 billion years
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Rare Photo of Vincent van Gogh Likely Depicts the Artist’s Brother
There is only one other known photographic portrait of the artist, who eschewed photography
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Reggae Officially Declared Global Cultural Treasure
The music, which emerged from Jamaica in the 1960s, was added to Unesco’s global Intangible Cultural Heritage list
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200 Whales Have Died in Three Mass Strandings on New Zealand’s Shores
Experts do not fully understand why whales beach themselves, but the recent incidents do not appear to be linked
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Jumping Spiders Are the Only Arachnids Known to Provide ‘Milk’ For Their Young
The milk-like nutritious fluid contains four times the protein of cow’s milk
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Now Streaming: The Entire Catalogue of “Sesame Street” Songs
The show has re-launched its record label with songs both old and new
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Listen Live: The First Public Performance of Music by Auschwitz I Men’s Orchestra Since the War
A University of Michigan scholar unearthed the musical manuscript penned by three Polish prisoners in the archives of the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum
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Here’s How That Cow Got So Large
The sad fact is most steers are slaughtered before they reach their full, awesome size, making the Aussie bovine more lucky than freakish
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Relive Medieval London’s Bloody Murders With This New Interactive Death Map
The macabre tool features tales of revenge, thwarted love, infanticide—and a urinal that drove a man to murder
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Why Are Fewer People Majoring in History?
Since the Great Recession, the number of history majors at colleges and universities has dropped by more than 30 percent
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Drug-Resistant Bacteria Found on International Space Station Toilet
The bacteria do not currently pose a risk to astronauts, but that could change as the microbes adapt to their environment
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These Wasps Hijack Spiders’ Brains And Make Them Do Their Bidding
Larvae of the newly discovered species in Ecuador hijacks the spider to build a super-tough incubation chamber
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