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Was the terror of Biscayne Bay a man who escaped slavery, an African chieftain, or a marketing ploy that went viral?
In an attempt to prove Christianity inferior to communism, a Soviet scientist hoped to play God.
Historians have been able to piece together a clear picture of how the average Roman citizen spent their waking hours.
Successful alpha leadership is more about caring and healing than dog-eat-dog supremacy.
Though over three billion people speak an Indo-European language, researchers are not sure where the language family originated.
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a medieval airship!
To this day, one cult believes that Lemuria was real, and that its people left us the sacred wisdom to revive their advanced civilization.
The design was as intricate as that of modern-day, factory-fabricated denim jeans, and just as durable. The ancients had fashion.
Never mind.
"The more I unleash myself from the tethers of domestication, the happier I feel."
In Kannauj, perfumers have been making monsoon-infused mitti attar for centuries.
A 1.5-million-year-old hominin bone shows signs that the victim was eaten by lions — and humans.
Today, many Maya sites are polluted with toxic levels of mercury. The contamination likely originated from cinnabar paints and art.
The arsons were no accident, archaeological evidence suggests.
These landscapes — of geographical differences in head shapes — have vanished from acceptable science (and cartography).
Almost all royal lines try to legitimize their rule with legendary origin stories. Here are five of the strangest examples.
Metaphors like the Great Chain of Being can lead people to misunderstand evolution and humanity’s place in the web of life.
There were at least eight other human species, some of whom existed for far longer than we have. Who were they?
The Te’omim Cave in the Jerusalem Hills is filled with skulls and oil lamps — objects a new study says may have been used in dark rituals.
From the laying out of the body plan to the organization and functioning of our nervous system, cells rule gene expression and make us who and what we are.
What better explains the prevalence of heavy metal in Scandinavian countries: culture or economy?
Mounted on horses and armed with unique, powerful bows, the archers of Genghis Khan inspired terror wherever they rode.
The carnival spirit was in full swing when the priests got wasted and made indecent gestures while dressed like pimps.
Hybrid animals emerge when two different species from the same family reproduce. For many years, the kunga’s lineage was just another genetic mystery.
In numerous cultures worldwide, women were just as involved in bringing home the prehistoric bacon as their male counterparts.
For better and worse, the Columbian Exchange plugged the Americas into the global system — and there was no going back.
They had the technology. So why didn't they use it?
We should acknowledge that there are faith-based myths running deep in science's canon.