The greatest library in the world was built by this ruthless king
The 1850 discovery of King Ashurbanipal’s vast library of cuneiform tablets at Nineveh illuminated fascinating records and complex links with neighbors.
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The monk who discovered the laws of genetics—but was overlooked in his time
Mendel’s monastery garden experiments went largely unnoticed during his life, but their implications would ripple through science decades later.
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Scientists find oldest direct evidence of whaling in a place they never suspected
Once dismissed as sticks and forgotten in a museum, the 5,000-year-old tools show prehistoric people hunted whales far from the Arctic.
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Searching for life across the planet’s frigid frontiers
In order to understand the massive changes afoot in the warming polar regions, oceanographer Allison Fong is hunting for the tiniest clues.
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When did Mount Vesuvius erupt? Experts can’t seem to agree.
The true date of the eruption has long eluded—and vexed—historians of the deadly disaster. Here’s what the archaeological evidence tells us.
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