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Ask Us Anything Voyagers made it to Hawaiʻi thousands of years ago with no compasses. Here’s how. By Kat Eschner
Biology Carnivorous pitcher plants may use tempting aromas to lure prey to their death By Laura Baisas
Biology Elephants and humans share surprising similarities. A new docuseries dives deep into that relationship. By Laura Baisas
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Dinosaurs An extinct 10-foot-long eagle could pick up kangaroos with its terrifying talons By Laura Baisas
Dinosaurs A gator-faced fish shaped like a torpedo stalked rivers 360 million years ago By Laura Baisas
Physics An Einstein-backed method could help us find smaller exoplanets than ever before By Briley Lewis
Science Fiction Ancient frozen viruses don’t pose a threat to your health—yet By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira
Science Fiction ‘The Memory of Tomatoes,’ a short story from an alternate future By Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam
‘Fingerprints’ confirm the seafaring stories of adventurous Polynesian navigators By Laura Baisas / Apr 21, 2023
Ancient Egyptians mummified animals and put them in beautiful tiny coffins By Laura Baisas / Apr 21, 2023
Slàinte mhath! The oldest piece of Scottish tartan fabric has been identified. By Laura Baisas / Apr 3, 2023
Ancient DNA confirms Swahilis’ blended African and Asian ancestry By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira / Mar 29, 2023
Get a high-tech tour of the long-lost Ironton shipwreck discovered in the Great Lakes By Andrew Paul / Mar 7, 2023
Details of life in Bronze Age Mycenae could lie at the bottom of a well By Laura Baisas / Mar 2, 2023
Scientists tracked the plague’s journey through Denmark using really old teeth By Laura Baisas / Feb 24, 2023
Scientists think they found a 2,000-year-old dildo in ancient Roman ruins By Laura Baisas / Feb 21, 2023
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