Why Do These Birds Keep Flying in the Wrong Direction? Scientists May Have Found the Answer—in the Last Ice Age
Trackers no bigger than a breath mint are telling us where birds are really going.

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Trackers no bigger than a breath mint are telling us where birds are really going.

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Scientists say 15,000-year-old engravings prove humans reached the Emerald Isle far earlier than thought via a lost land bridge.

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The false door inside was meant for the soul to enter and leave the afterlife at will.

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A life without pain seems miraculous. But denying this hallmark of human existence could come with its own set of challenges.

This cordless blower’s controllable power makes quick work of heavy leaf cleanup.

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These vacs are rechargeable, come with multiple attachments, and can also blow air for detailed cleaning.

Go big, for big leaf blowing jobs.

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Holy manuscripts preserved the genome of a plague that wiped out up to 90% of Europe’s historical sheep herds.

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The stone carving could be thousands of years old, possibly from the Bronze Age.
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A portable scanner allowed scientists to decipher messages no human has seen in four millennia.

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A continental mash-up some 750 to 550 million years ago was likely essential for complex life to emerge during the Cambrian Explosion.

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Bronze Age China couldn’t smelt iron, making the Sanxingdui relic a truly celestial oddity.

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He invented a science, spied in the Balkans, and smuggled guns. Then history erased his name.

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I’ve compared different models head-to-head. Now I’m throwing down the gauntlet.

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Concrete, brick, or concrete-block walls provide the most flexibility when deciding where to put your screen.

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It won’t run for a long time, but it can deliver powerful and precise airflow, controlled independently of the trigger.

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From Darth Vader’s helmet to the iconic Rebel Alliance starship.

A secret World War II operation used the corpse as bait to fool the Nazis and turn the tide of the war.

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Although predicting the timing of seismic catastrophes remains tricky, these geophysicists’ algorithm could help communities located near subduction zones.

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Nothing but the best for the leader of the Roman Empire.

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