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Can ancient germs from dug-up Egyptian mummies trigger a plague or pandemic today?
Do ancient Egyptian mummies harbour deadly plagues ready to wreak havoc in the modern world? Here's…
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Long before they became a Thanksgiving staple, turkeys were revered by ancient Indigenous communities
Indigenous tribes used turkey feathers for cloaks and headdresses, and the bird was used in ancient…
Yoonji Han
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Pompeii 'curse' myth: Tourist returns stones stolen from ancient city with letter saying she has since been diagnosed with breast cancer
A woman diagnosed with breast cancer after taking artifacts from Pompeii, Italy, referenced a myth …
Rebecca Rommen
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5,000-year-old bacteria is the oldest strain of plague ever seen. Scientists found it in the ancient bones of a Stone Age man.
The oldest version of the plague that we know of infected a Stone Age hunter-gatherer millennia bef…
Aylin Woodward
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The source of the Black Death plague is finally pinpointed by scientists, new study says
The Black Death first originated in Kyrgyzstan, in central Asia, in the late 1330s, spreading rapid…
Joshua Zitser
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Ancient bodies of 'vampires' were buried with rocks in their mouths to stop them returning from the dead
Vampire myths have existed for centuries, with weird burial practices have been linked to these bel…
Marianne Guenot
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My hawks keep pigeons out of Wimbledon matches. This is how my family business stops a problem plaguing the Grand Slam.
Rufus the hawk has become a staple of the Grand Slam. His owner Joanna Doniger explains how her fam…
Claire Turrell
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A pandora's box of 28 ancient viruses are trapped in glaciers — and climate change could set them free
The best-case scenario is despite the melting ice, the viruses won't activate. Even so, it wou…
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The ancient story behind Valentine's Day is more brutal than romantic
So, we know how Valentine's Day came to be seen as the most romantic day of the year. However, the …
Áine Cain
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Nalanda diaries: A 2017 alumnus' reverie as PM Modi inaugurates the historic Nalanda University
On Wednesday, June 19, 2024, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the new campus of Nalanda …
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Shells from Gujarat suggest that India’s lush monsoons might've helped attract several invaders in the past!
Periods of robust monsoons, translating to bountiful harvests, coincided with an upsurge in cultura…
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More Americans are moving to Tuscany, where their money goes further, the pace is slower, and the wine flows freely
People are moving to the region known for wine, food, and art for reasons from a lower cost of livi…
Jordan Pandy,Reed Alexander
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Why I gave up on getting ahead
My drive to succeed helped lift me out of the lower-middle class. But it came at a terrible price.
Tanmoy Goswami
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Meet the demon catshark, a new deep water dwelling species with ghostly white eyes discovered off the coast of Australia
Dr. Will White, who was among the researchers who discovered the new species, told Insider they tra…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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England's 'oldest' pub that has been serving alcohol for 1,200 years forced to close because of COVID-19
The Ye Olde Fighting Cocks in St Albans, Hertfordshire, survived war, famine, and the Black Death b…
Bethany Dawson
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DOJ seized the Gilgamesh Dream Tablet - a portion of the epic of Gilgamesh - from Hobby Lobby
The epic of Gilgamesh is considered one of the most ancient works of literature and originally come…
Azmi Haroun,Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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A psychedelic trip brought sensation back to my nipples and other parts of my body that had been numbed by trauma
A DMT therapy trip was the breakthrough I needed to help me cope with my trauma, and a friend helpe…
joj
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Extreme heat is straining Texas's power grid and fueling Yosemite fires. It's forecast to last 2 more weeks.
Yosemite's giant sequoias and Texas's power grid are both under threat as a persistent heat wave mo…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Kanye West's antisemitic rants are the tip of a much longer spear
Ye's comments echo a very long history of antisemitic tropes.
Tal Lavin
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Scientists found a 5,700-year-old piece of used gum in a lagoon - and sequenced the entire genome of the woman who chewed it
According to a study published today in the journal Nature Communications, scientists were able to …