Restored WWII fighter plane tests out .50 caliber machine guns
It’s common to see historic military planes on display in a museum, and they still occasionally perform at airshows....
Author : Cathy Klein
Could we ever clone Neanderthals?
Almost a decade ago, I finished my doctoral degree in archaeology with a thesis that investigated the hunting and...
Mystery of Hannibal’s infamous Alps crossing gets a major clue
It’s one of military history’s most exciting chapters. In 218 BCE, Carthaginian general Hannibal crossed the Alps with a...
Researchers in Switzerland invent a new type of pixel
Every single day, we’re constantly looking at pixels. The tiny elements make up the displays on our phone screens...
Farewell, atom-smashing Large Hadron Collider
It’s difficult to overstate just how much the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has helped advance our understanding of the...
31 alien-like marine species discovered off the coast of Brazil
After a two week expedition off the coast of Brazil, an international team of researchers discovered 31 new marine...
The American revolutionaries who popularized science in the early United States
Today, we celebrate the United States’ semiquincentennial, marking 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence. During...
George Washington’s famous ‘golden suit’ was actually purple
With the United States’ 250th birthday coming up on July Fourth, it may seem like George Washington is everywhere,...
The Shaker woman who reinvented the circular saw
In the 2025 musical film The Testament of Ann Lee, a radical 18th-century prophetess who claims to speak with...
From real nails to kangaroo leather: Soccer cleats went on a wild journey
Viewers tuning into the 2026 World Cup may not realize it, but they are staring at a piece of...