Category: 9. Sci/Tech

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Far fewer people alive today are related to Genghis Khan than is commonly believed, according…

If you’ve ever tried to overhaul a garden, you know you’re bound to find broken bits of pottery and long-forgotten statuary swallowed by vines – but for one couple, that imitation of archaeological discovery turned into the real thing.

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Chinese scientists have developed a new tomato variety with “popcorn-like” aroma using gene…

Caribou mothers gnaw on their own antlers for nutrition after their long migration in the…

Did the Moon have a strong magnetic field in its early history, or a weak one? Researchers have debated that question for years. A new study in Nature Geoscience now suggests the debate can finally be put to rest: the Moon experienced brief…

Stone Age graves often carry remarkable finds, like symbolic objects and clothing bestowed on the dead. A fascinating example of this is at the Skateholm cemeteries in southern Sweden, where deceased Stone Age individuals were laid in their…

For decades, researchers have puzzled over the biological oddity of female caribou. Unlike all other deer species, female caribou have antlers, just like the males. Explanations have ranged from defense against predators to dominance at feeding…