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By Nov 27, 2019
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Ben Franklin invented a mesmerizing instrument with a deadly reputation

And other weird things we learned this week.
By Mar 27, 2019
Science

The weirdest things we learned this week: you can mummify yourself to death and Disney is full of military tech

Our editors scrounged up some truly bizarre facts.
By Apr 9, 2018
Science

DNA proved this tiny skeleton wasn’t an alien—and opened up an ethical debate about testing human remains

Who owns the bones?
By Jun 19, 2017
Animals

DNA from Egyptian mummies and Viking graves reveals how cats conquered the world

Their trek from pest exterminator to pet.
By May 31, 2017
Science

Scientists try to unwrap the secrets of Egyptian mummy DNA

They might not have much in common with modern Egyptians.
By Aug 18, 2016
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How Mummifying Mice Will Help Push Study Of Ancient Cancers

Mice not included
By May 27, 2015
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Scientists Just Made A Brand-New Ancient Human Mummy Leg

Preserve like an Egyptian
By Nov 8, 2014
Animals

Scientists Necropsy Near-Complete Bison Mummy

Lookin' good, for a 9,300-year-old
By Feb 28, 2014
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Newly Discovered Piece Of Cheese Is Older Than Jesus

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How Studying Mummies Could Cure Modern Diseases

By comparing diseases from then and now, researchers can learn how they spread. Maybe they can learn how to stop...