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A writer set out to explore the Appalachian Trail and ended up discovering how trails connect everything from ant behavior to the internet. Robert Moor's "On Trails" transforms a simple hiking story into a fascinating journey through science, history, and human nature.
A Neanderthal in Russia may have drilled their own decayed tooth 59,000 years ago to stop the pain, making it the oldest evidence of dentistry in human history. The discovery suggests our ancient cousins were smarter and braver than we once thought.
Archaeologists just uncovered a massive underwater museum beneath Gibraltar's waters: over 150 shipwrecks spanning 2,400 years of human history. The discovery reveals one of the largest maritime graveyards in the Mediterranean, with vessels from ancient Phoenician traders to 18th-century warships.
A six-year archaeological project has uncovered more than 150 shipwrecks in the Bay of Gibraltar, creating an underwater museum that spans 2,500 years of human history. The team is racing to document these treasures before they disappear forever.
China pulled nearly 800 million people out of extreme poverty since 1978, the largest anti-poverty achievement in human history. Now the country enters a new phase focused on keeping people out of poverty and supporting rural communities.
Scientists are rewriting human history by combining satellite technology from space with DNA extracted from ancient bones. The breakthroughs have revealed 3,100 hidden settlements and mapped 5,000 ancient human genomes, showing our ancestors traveled and mixed far more than anyone imagined.
Researchers solved a mystery that has stumped archaeologists for decades by matching ancient paintings at a Kenyan rock shelter to specific communities using DNA evidence. The discovery reveals nearly 9,000 years of human history painted on a single rock wall.
John Korir just ran the fifth-fastest marathon in human history, breaking Boston's course record by over a minute in front of the strongest field ever assembled. Four runners finished fast enough to beat the previous record on the same day.
Archaeologists discovered dice made 12,000 years ago by Native Americans, making them the oldest known playthings ever found. The discovery proves that joy, fun, and games have been part of human nature since ancient times.
Scientists in Greece have discovered the oldest known hand-held wooden tools ever found, pushing back our understanding of human innovation by 40,000 years. The breakthrough reveals our ancestors were more sophisticated toolmakers than we ever imagined.
A lava tube hidden beneath Saudi Arabia's desert has preserved thousands of years of human history that surface winds erased everywhere else. Scientists just unlocked what life looked like for ancient herders who traveled through one of Earth's harshest climates.
Four astronauts aboard NASA's Artemis 2 mission photographed Earth setting behind the moon's horizon, echoing the iconic images captured during Apollo 8 in 1968. The crew later witnessed a total solar eclipse from space, one of the rarest sights in human history.
Today, four astronauts orbited the far side of the Moon 4,000 miles above its surface, traveling farther from Earth than any human has ever gone. NASA is broadcasting this historic moment live as humanity takes its boldest step toward returning to the Moon.
Archaeologists discovered 176 life-size animal carvings etched into Arabian cliff faces 13,000 years ago, revealing surprisingly advanced ancient communities. The monumental artwork transformed harsh desert outcrops into ritual markers and wayfinding guides.
Ancient footprints discovered in New Mexico prove humans lived in North America 23,000 years ago, pushing back the timeline by a staggering 10,000 years. This discovery settles a decades-long scientific debate about when our ancestors first arrived on the continent.
Four years after NASA crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid to test Earth's defenses, scientists confirmed it worked even better than expected. The impact not only changed the asteroid's path but altered its orbit around the Sun for the first time in human history.
For the first time in human history, we've measurably changed how a space rock orbits the Sun. NASA's 2022 asteroid impact proved we can defend Earth from cosmic threats.
A revolutionary telescope just started sending scientists 800,000 nightly alerts about changes in the universe, from exploding stars to new asteroids. Within a year, it will capture more cosmic objects than all other observatories combined throughout human history.
NASA just announced an accelerated timeline to return astronauts to the Moon, with plans for annual lunar missions beginning in 2028. The space agency is adding a new test mission and streamlining its rocket design to make Moon exploration a regular occurrence for the first time in human history.
Two exhausted scientists working around the clock in Berkeley stumbled upon carbon-14, a radioactive isotope that would revolutionize how we understand human history. Their breakthrough eventually gave archaeologists the power to date ancient artifacts up to 50,000 years old.
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