Scientists located an underground Viking site, including a ship, “The Art Newspaper” reported. It was detected with ground-penetrating SONAR technology and is said to have belonged to “Iron Age elites” of society. Vikings revolutionized shipbuilding in the 8th century C.E. […]
A volcano on the Italian island of Stromboli exploded on November 16, Live Science reported. The eruption, which was caught on tape, sent ash flying hundreds of feet into the air. Volcanoes often arise from tectonic plate motions. […]
Another poor art restoration has made a statue look like it has a potato head, NPR reported. The statue depicted a woman smiling over livestock, though now her face is cartoonish and unrecognizable. The Protestant Reformation snubbed Renaissance-style art in the church. […]
Ancient remains of a female hunter fly in the face of “hunter-gatherer” gender roles, Live Science reported. The woman, found in Peru, had been buried with her weapons 9,000 years ago, and she was no anomaly. The Trung Sisters of Vietnam broke stereotypes long ago, too. […]
An ancient coin celebrating the Julius Caesar assassination sold for $3.5 million at auction, CNN reported. The coin depicts Brutus, who issued it two years after the slaying of Caesar at the Theater of Pompey in Rome. His successor made a fatal mistake as well. […]
A Belgian cemetery has been overrun with unnatural mutant crayfish, “The New Zealand Herald” reported. The all-female horde of crustaceans don’t require males to reproduce and were initially created in a breeding program. Understanding cloning begins with a look at cells. […]
A woman who stole fragments of Pompeii 15 years ago claims they were cursed, “The Guardian” reported. She returned the artifacts in a package with a note claiming they caused her to contract breast cancer and to fall on hard times financially. The Pompeii archaeological site still offers historical wonders to visit. […]
Two chemists received the Nobel Prize in chemistry for their gene editing work, NPR reported Wednesday. Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna took the prize for their groundbreaking work with CRISPR, a precise gene editing technology. CRISPR is key to modern human genome work. […]
An 18-month mystery of daily broadband problems resulted from an old TV set, BBC News reported. An old television that a local resident switched on in the morning was found to be the source of the disturbance. Force fields affect electrical disturbances. […]
In Ireland, bread in Subway sandwiches is no longer legally bread, “The Independent” reported. Heated sandwiches from the international fast food chain exceed the legal limit of sugar additives in bread, and instead must be classified as a “baked good.” Too much sugar can aggravate lactose intolerance. […]
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