Electrically charged volcanic ash short-circuited the Earth’s atmosphere in 1815, causing global poor weather and Napoleon’s defeat, says …
history
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Archaeology
New Research Has Unraveled the History of the Lost Harbor of Pisa
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesNew insights into the evolution and eventual disappearance of Portus Pisanus, the lost harbor of Pisa, have been revealed. Although …
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You probably know Easter Island as “the place with the giant stone heads.” This remote island, 2,300 miles …
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ArchaeologyPeace and Conflict
Legendary Swedish Warship Gives Up More Secrets
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesCannons, hand grenades, and up to a thousand soldiers were on board the large Swedish warship when it …
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Even with a highly skilled neurosurgeon, the most effective anesthesia, and all the other advances of modern medicine, …
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Centuries ago, a ship sank in the Java Sea off the coast of Indonesia. The wooden hull of …
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Feel Good
Prehistoric Humans Survived Major Natural Disasters by Cooperating
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesTrade and social networking helped our Homo sapiens prehistoric humans survive a climate-changing volcanic eruption 40,000 years ago, giving …
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Wisdom
Hidden Medical Text Can Now Be Read for the First Time in a Thousand Years
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesWith X-ray imaging at SLAC’s synchrotron, scientists uncovered a 6th century hidden medical text translation of a book …
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Mysteries
New Analysis Indicates Bones Are From American Pilot Amelia Earhart
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesBone measurement analysis indicates that the remains found on a remote island in the South Pacific were likely …
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This is the story of how pigs defeated elephants in battles. We know that animals such as horses, …