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feminism

The Banned 1910s Magazine That Started a Feminist Movement in Japan

"Seitō" showed women how to leave their husbands.
September 22, 2017
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porpoise

Found: A Mysterious Medieval Grave Full of Porpoise Bones

It was found on a tiny island with a shrouded past.
September 20, 2017
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disasters

A 1755 Earthquake in Portugal Left Behind a Scar on a Caribbean Island

Researchers recently discovered evidence of a historic tsunami's true extent.
September 19, 2017
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beer

Found: The Earliest Evidence of Lager Yeast Being Used to Make Alcohol

South Americans were brewing booze with cold-resistant yeast at least 200 years before Europeans.
September 19, 2017
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pants week

A Machine That Made Stockings Helped Kick Off the Industrial Revolution

Queen Elizabeth I wanted none of it.
September 19, 2017
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herbs

There Are Definitely at Least 14,003 Plant Species in the Amazon Rain Forest

Including 6,727 different kinds of tree.
September 18, 2017
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linguistics

Found: 30 Lost English Words That May Deserve a Comeback

A treat for all you snout-fair wordsmiths.
September 15, 2017
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manuscripts

Found: The Oldest Example of the Symbol for 'Zero'

A manuscript full of nothings dates back to the 3rd or 4th century.
September 14, 2017
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cars

Gaze Upon the Skeleton of a Rare 1932 Sports Car

Archaeologists were surprised to find a vintage MG roadster at an old artillery installation.
September 14, 2017
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spheres

What's Causing These Egg-Shaped Rocks to Form on a Cliff in China?

Locals collect them for good luck.
September 13, 2017
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surveyors

In 1859, the United States and Britain Almost Went to War Over a Pig

Hundreds of soldiers and sailors faced off over one tiny island in the Pacific Northwest.
September 13, 2017
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meteorites

Found: Fossil Space Dust Hidden in the White Cliffs of Dover

Micrometeorites are surprisingly beautiful up close.
September 12, 2017
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surveyors

Why Modern Cartographers Are So Impressed With This 16th-Century Map

A mariner's take on a town in "New Spain" was notably accurate for its time.
September 11, 2017
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codes

Found: The Hidden Message in a 1676 Letter Allegedly Dictated by the Devil

Code-breaking software deciphers a strange missive penned by a 17th-century nun.
September 11, 2017
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solar power

The Mysterious Connection Between Solar Storms and Stranded Whales

Could cosmic events be leading sperm whales to their deaths?
September 8, 2017
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sexism

Found: Evidence That a Lavish Burial Honored a Viking Warrior Woman

Turns out they weren't just myths.
September 8, 2017
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national monument

Found: The Forgotten Metal Markers of a 100-Year-Old Ecology Study

Eight plots in Alaska are now the longest-running study of plant succession in the world.
September 7, 2017
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shipwrecks

Found: Two Shipwrecks Deep in a Shipwreck Graveyard

The Ohio and Choctaw sank in "Shipwreck Alley."
September 6, 2017
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memory

The Hidden Memories of Plants

Inside a quiet revolution in the study of the world's other great kingdom.
September 5, 2017
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rivalries

The Two Best Dutch Anatomists of the 17th Century Hated Each Other

They had dramatically different ideas about how to depict dead bodies.
September 1, 2017
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disasters

Found: Underwater Ruins Hidden off the Coast of Tunisia

The city of Neapolis was destroyed by a tsunami in 365 A.D.
September 1, 2017
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found

Found: 381 New Amazon Species

Pink dolphins and orange-tailed monkeys were hiding in the forest.
August 31, 2017
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flight

Found: Amazingly Well Preserved Bones of Giant Flying Reptiles

Pterosaurs were so big!
August 30, 2017
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greenhouses

The Search for the World’s Most Enchanting Greenhouses

Two plant-obsessed photographers are on a mission.
August 30, 2017