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metallurgy

Before the Iron Age, Most Iron Came From Space

New research is showing just how coveted meteoritic iron was in the Bronze Age.
December 22, 2017
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cells

Have a Microscopic Christmas

Thanks to a visualization tool being used to develop stem cell therapies.
December 21, 2017
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dolphins

Found: England's First Resident Pod of Bottlenose Dolphins

A "dolphin census" proved that they weren't just on holiday.
December 20, 2017
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new species

Stingrays, Anteaters, and Orchids: The Year in Newly Discovered Species

Science, please meet this bevy of unusual creatures.
December 20, 2017
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underwater

Found: Roman Shipwrecks Off the Greek Island of Naxos

Amphoras and anchors at a popular stop on east-west trade routes.
December 19, 2017
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caffeine

Found: The Remains of an 18th-Century English Coffeehouse

Archaeologists think that calf's foot jelly was its signature dish.
December 18, 2017
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artificial intelligence

Found: An Eighth Planet Orbiting a Far-Flung Star

The discovery of Kepler-90i was made possible with artificial intelligence.
December 15, 2017
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malaysia

Found: A Blue-and-White Moth Last Seen 130 Years Ago

It acts a lot like a bee.
December 14, 2017
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myanmar

Found: 99-Million-Year-Old Ticks Trapped in Amber

One of them was entangled with a dinosaur feather.
December 13, 2017
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bronze

Found: A 3,100-Year-Old Tomb Full of Bronze Cauldrons and Other Food Vessels

Archaeologists believe they were spoils of war.
December 12, 2017
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behavior

Why Is This Crab Wearing Red and Green Pom-Poms?

It's not because it's getting into the holiday spirit.
December 11, 2017
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smells

Learning About Cities by Mapping Their Smells

The U.K. artist Kate McLean is trying to preserve our olfactory memory.
December 8, 2017
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unusual encounters

Found: A Hidden Drawing in Sir Isaac Newton's Childhood Home

The famed scientist was known for his habit of using walls as sketchpads.
December 8, 2017
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extinct animals

Found: A Dinosaur With Features Borrowed From Swans, Penguins, and Crocs

It's so unique that paleontologists initially doubted its authenticity.
December 7, 2017
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alphabets

Found: A Runic Inscription on a Viking Whetstone

Experts in Norway are asking the public to help tell if it is a name or something more sinister.
December 6, 2017
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new species

Found: A Millipede With 6 Colorways and a Cyanide Coating

A bright, shining example of "predator education."
December 5, 2017
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montreal

Found: A New Ice Age Cave Network Below Montreal

Speleologists and cave enthusiasts are dying to see just how far it all goes.
December 4, 2017
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breweries

When a City and a Bishop Went to War Over Beer

The 1380 Wrocław Beer War was a medieval Bohemian battle royale.
December 1, 2017
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treasure

Found: A Fortune in Gold Coins in a Box of Donated Food

At a retirement home in Germany, 109 South African Krugerrands in an unexpected place.
December 1, 2017
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lobster

How Did a Lobster Get a Pepsi Logo on Its Claw?

A satisfying explanation is elusive.
November 30, 2017
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suffrage

Untold Stories of England's Militant Suffragettes

An upcoming exhibition surfaces artifacts from the movement’s hidden history.
November 29, 2017
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england

Found: The Site Where Julius Caesar May Have Landed in Britain

Is this Rome's first beachhead in the Isles?
November 29, 2017
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iron age

Found: 11 Iron Age Cauldrons and More Metalwork in an English Field

They're evidence of a long tradition of ceremonial feasting.
November 28, 2017
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new species

Found: An Electric Blue Tarantula and More Than 30 Other New Species

A rich month of species-finding in the Guyana rain forest.
November 27, 2017