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Black holes have a reputation as devourers. But they can help spawn stars, too.
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Jan 18, 2022
Horned helmets came from Bronze Age artists, not Vikings
Horny Vikings are revisionist history.
Aug 24, 2021
How Scotland forged a rare alliance between amateur treasure hunters and archaeologists
Inside the Peebles Hoard, a massive find spurred by an unlikely collaboration.
Jun 24, 2020
Colonial bias gave us an incorrect history of North America’s Indigenous people
Archaeologists are now trying to get it right now by looking at more authentic cultural clues.
Apr 13, 2020
Archaeologists and construction workers are teaming up to unearth historic relics
One massive rail project, 10 millennia of history, 60-plus excavation sites, 143 miles of track, and thousands of skeletons.
Sep 06, 2018
The devastating fire at Brazil’s National Museum illuminates a global problem
Protecting artifacts from entropy is no easy task.
May 16, 2018
Ancient ‘made in China’ label pushes back the date of shipwreck by 100 years
Updated carbon dating techniques helped, too.
Mar 15, 2018
Even plastic art decays, but museum curators are on the case
Scientists can help them save their polymer-based collections.
Jan 13, 2016
