History can tell us a lot about the Crusades, the series of religious wars fought between 1095 and …
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How do you observe a process that takes more than 1 trillion times longer than the age of …
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People over the millennia have reported having deeply moving religious experiences either spontaneously or while under the influence …
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Environment
Using Lightning to Measure the Density of the Upper Atmosphere
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesNo one has a firm grasp on the dimensions and activity of the lowest part of our upper …
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Technology
Researchers Develop Way to Control the Speed of Light, Send It Backward
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesResearchers have developed a way to control the speed of light. Not only can they speed up a …
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For five months in mid-2017, Emily Mason did the same thing every day. Arriving at her office at …
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After drawing both praise and skepticism, the team of astronomers who discovered NGC 1052-DF2 — the very first …
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Science Sheds Light on Mystery of Terracotta Army Weapons
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesThe chrome plating on the Terracotta Army weapons made of bronze — once thought to be the earliest …
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Environment
Damaging Sichuan Earthquakes Now Linked to Fracking Operations
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesTwo moderate-sized earthquakes that struck the southern Sichuan Province of China last December and January were probably caused …
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Archaeologists at the University of Cincinnati used the latest technology to find evidence suggesting ancient Maya people grew …