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matthewtaub

Contributing Writer, formerly Editorial Fellow. Still aspiring Jolly Good Fellow. Say hi: matthewtaubwrites@gmail.com @mjtaub1 (Twitter/Instagram)

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These Namibian Hills Are Holdovers From an Ice Age

They reveal that ice was once speeding through southern Africa.

February 6, 2019

Climate Change Is Altering the Color of the Oceans

New research suggests that we will see deeper shades of blue and green by 2100.

February 4, 2019

This Skull Is Both Older and More Modern Than We Thought

Mongolanthropus was one of us.

January 31, 2019

This Dinosaur's Feathers Are an Evolutionary Mystery

They offer conflicting clues as to whether or not it could fly.

January 28, 2019

Neanderthals Had Advanced Hunting Technology

Contrary to what popular opinion might assume.

January 25, 2019

Found: The First Fossil of the Slime-Spewing Hagfish

It helps us reconsider our own origins, too.

January 23, 2019

Found: Really, Really Old Quinoa

These 3,000-year-old charred seeds are the oldest of their kind ever found in Ontario.

January 18, 2019

How Long Have Dogs Been Helping Us Hunt?

New findings in Jordan indicate that they've been assisting us for nearly 12,000 years.

January 16, 2019

Antarctica Is Losing 250 Billion Tons of Ice Per Year

For nearly 40 years, this loss has accelerated at a devastating clip.

January 14, 2019

Poop-Eating Mites Are Handy Historians

These arthropods can tell us about the causes of animal extinctions.

January 9, 2019

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For Sale: A Penny Worth a Fortune

In 1943, copper was supposed to be preserved for the war effort.

January 7, 2019

4 Vaguely Historic Anniversaries We Overlooked in 2018

December 26, 2018

The French Conquest of Algeria Was Sick With Nostalgia

The long, dark, painful history of an everyday emotion.

December 21, 2018

How It Came to Be That a Shark Dined on a Pterosaur

It's fun to imagine it leapt out of the water like a torpedo—but unlikely.

December 20, 2018

Found: Upside-Down Waterfalls, Steaming Mud, and Blue Microbes on the Ocean Floor

An unusual hydrothermal ecosystem erupts in the Gulf of California.

December 17, 2018

For Sale: A Boot That Almost Went to the Moon

If it hadn't been somehow considered unacceptable.

December 12, 2018

Urban Frogs Make More Attractive Mating Calls

Yo! The old tale of city-frog, country-frog now has a decisive winner.

December 10, 2018

Geckos Can Run on Water

Faster than ducks can swim in it.

December 7, 2018

The Gribbles Are Here to Help Us Go Green

Tiny marine wood-eaters might help us dig into our biofuel future.

December 3, 2018

This 4,000-Year-Old Pot Spent Years as a Toothbrush Holder

It was purely acci-dental.

November 30, 2018

Take a Virtual Murder Tour of Medieval London

You'll find that churches offer little sanctuary.

November 28, 2018

For Sale: A Wood-Paneled Console That Helped Shape Classic Rock

Bowie, Marley, Zeppelin, and more recorded on this piece of music history.

November 26, 2018

A Menorah That Honors an Immigrant's Story

After escaping the Holocaust, Manfred Anson paid tribute to his new home.

November 22, 2018

See the Newly Found, Explosive Star System Named for an Egyptian Snake God

Apep has the right conditions for the biggest known explosion in the universe.

November 19, 2018