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7 times a total solar eclipse revolutionized science
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 2 months agoClouds can block out and ruin the total solar eclipse.Laurie Ambrose/Getty Images Humans have been studying total solar eclipses for millennia to better...
Lines through history: uncovering the secrets of lost Roman roads
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThere has never been a better time for lovers of Roman roads – those seeking, and seeking to...
On this date: Two millennia later, the 3rd Punic War ends
WHTM via Yahoo News· 4 months agoCarthage, Tunisia (WHTM) In 1985, a war came to an official end – 2,131 years after its final...
Why Has Coastal Louisiana Lost 1,900 Square Miles of Land Since the 1930s?
Treehugger via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA new study looks at human contributions to Mississippi River Delta land loss and hints at possible...
Animals self-medicate with plants − behavior people have observed and emulated for millennia
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 3 days agoA goat with an arrow wound nibbles the medicinal herb dittany. O. Dapper, CC BY When a wild...
Why We Have Leap Years
Time via Yahoo News· 3 months agoCredit - Lon Tweeten for TIME It would seem awfully hard to lose track of 0.24219 of a day. That not-inconsiderable amount adds up to five hours, 48...
Scientists Reveal the Real Face of a 35,000-Year-Old Egyptian Man
Popular Mechanics via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThis Is the Face of a 35,000-Year-Old EgyptianMoacir Elias Santos and Cícero Moraes For decades,...
Orange You Glad? Reclaiming oranges as a holiday favorite
Gannett via AOL· 5 months agoOne of the best things about winter is the wide variety of citrus fruit available for us to enjoy....
Archimedes: The Mathematician Who Discovered Pi
Biography via Yahoo News· 2 months agoGreek mathematician Archimedes of Syracuse calculated the infinite mathematical concept pi in the 200s BCE, which we celebrate annually on March 14, or...
Duzdag: The health spa hidden deep in a salt mine on the edge of Asia
CNN via AOL· 5 months agoEditor’s Note: This CNN Travel series is, or was, sponsored by the country it highlights. CNN...
