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Signed Charles Darwin manuscript on natural selection sells for nearly $900,000 at auction — shattering records for highest price paid for a document belonging to the famed scientist
Sotheby's described the 1865 manuscript as Darwin's "definitive statement on natural selection and …
Jordan Hart
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Stephen Hawking’s wheelchair and dissertation thesis sold for $1 million in online auction
The red motorised wheelchair once used by Hawking went under the stamp for $391.7 million while …
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5 books that changed the history of the world
Here is a list of 5 books that changed the history of the world. (Image credits: admissions.dreamii…
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Charles Darwin Had A Fascinating Outlook On Daily Exercise
Why was walking so important for Darwin? It was not simply for fitness, though he shared the Victor…
Damon Young, "How To Think Ab…
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A private letter from Darwin detailing his doubts about God is up for auction - here's what he wrote
When Darwin published "On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection" in 1859, many people…
Hilary Brueck
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Scientists finally think they know why giraffe necks are so long
Giraffes have the longest necks of any living animal today, but scientists debated why for over a c…
Jessica Orwig
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Mummified animals Napoleon's scientists brought back from Egypt sparked a pre-Darwinian debate about evolution
Mummified birds brought back from Napoleon's invasion of Egypt led to a debate about transformism, …
Jenny McGrath
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How the mystery of electricity helped 18-year-old Mary Shelley create 'Frankenstein'
Mary Shelley was likely well aware of some gruesome experiments involving electricity that occurred…
Jenny McGrath
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A rare manuscript about eclipses just sold for $255,000 at auction. Its author was the man who discovered the most famous comet.
Edmond Halley didn't just write about comets. His manuscripts on lunar and solar eclipses sold at a…
Jenny McGrath
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Scientists discovered a field of deep-sea hot springs after following a trail of crabs like breadcrumbs on the ocean floor
Scientists near the Galápagos Islands followed the crabs, or squat lobsters, until they found the d…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Naming a species after a celebrity may do more harm than good
Many species were named in honor of famous people and celebrities. But species names are difficult …
Jenny McGrath
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GOP Senate candidate Herschel Walker suggests evolution isn't real: 'Science said man came from apes...If that is true, why are there still apes?'
His suggestion misunderstands a fundamental concept about human evolution.
Brent D. Griffiths
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A famous, photogenic rock formation in the Galapagos has collapsed
The arch was located just one mile off from Darwin Island, the uninhabited piece of land named afte…
Connor Perrett
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Newsmax cuts ties with Lara Logan after her QAnon-inspired, on-air rant about world leaders drinking the blood of children and making people eat insects
Newsmax said it has "no plans to interview her again" after Lara Logan spouted conspiracy theories …
Joshua Zitser
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7 scientific breakthroughs that resulted from Napoleon's invasion of Egypt
Over 150 scientists went with Napoleon Bonaparte when he invaded Egypt. They mapped pyramids, disse…
Jenny McGrath
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Galapagos 'fantastic giant tortoise' was believed to be extinct for 100 years — until the discovery of a lone 50-year-old female nicknamed Fernanda
DNA analysis showed a recently discovered Galápagos Islands tortoise was the same species as a spec…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Bridgewater's new executive team is already making big changes. But was it all part of Ray Dalio's master plan?
Bridgewater Associates' CEO Nir Bar Dea announced a series of significant changes to the massive he…
Dan DeFrancesco
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260 Chinese fishing boats have been spotted off the coast of the Galapagos Islands, and Ecuadorian officials fear they'll harm the area's precious marine life
Ecuador's defense minister said the Navy is on alert, and officials have increased patrolling aroun…
Kelly McLaughlin
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The Chiefs were losing Sunday's playoff game 24-0 and a fan was convinced it was his fault. When he left the stadium, the team had a massive comeback.
The fan, who goes by "Big Buck Chuck" on Twitter and was later identified by KSHB as Charles Penn, …