Science Unmasked
It’s been 50 years since Steven Spielberg’s movie Jaws first cast a terrifying shadow across our screens. At …
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Science Unmasked
Migrating Bogong Moths Use the Stars and Earth’s Magnetic Field to Find Ancestral Summer Caves Each Year
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesIt’s a warm January summer afternoon, and as I traverse the flower-strewn western slopes of Australia’s highest mountain, …
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What Is a ‘Bunker Buster’? An Expert Explains What the U.S. Dropped on Iran
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesLate on Saturday night, local time, the United States carried out strikes against Iranian nuclear enrichment sites at …
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For the First Time, Fossil Stomach Contents of a Sauropod Dinosaur Reveal What They Really Ate
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesSince the late 19th century, sauropod dinosaurs (long-necked, such as Brontosaurus and Brachiosaurus) have been almost universally regarded …
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Oldest Known Human Fingerprint Discovered on Ancient Neanderthal Artwork — With Help From Spain’s Forensic Police
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesA unique archaeological find has recently expanded our knowledge of Neanderthals’ capacity for symbolic thought. The object in …
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How Was the Wheel Invented? Computer Simulations Reveal the Unlikely Birth of a World-Changing Technology Nearly 6,000 Years Ago
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesImagine you’re a copper miner in southeastern Europe in the year 3900 B.C.E. Day after day, you haul …
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What’s the Difference Between Barista Milk and Regular Milk? It’s What Gets Added to It
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesIf you start reading the labels of the various milks at the supermarket, you’ll quickly find different fat …
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Were the First Kings of Poland Actually From Scotland? New DNA Evidence Unsettles a Nation’s Founding Myth
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesFor two centuries, scholars have sparred over the roots of the Piasts, Poland’s first documented royal house, which …
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Why Are Sunsets So Pretty in Winter? There’s a Simple Explanation
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesIf you live in the southern hemisphere and have been stopped in your tracks by a recent sunset, …
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What’s a ‘Strombolian Eruption’? A Volcanologist Explains What Happened at Mount Etna
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesDuring the morning local time, a huge cloud of ash, hot gas, and rock fragments began spewing from …