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European Unions Throughout History
As a financial crisis destabilizes the European Union, explore past attempts to unify the continent.
World’s Oldest Known Beds Repelled Bugs
Just because our Stone Age predecessors lived in caves doesn’t mean they couldn’t appreciate soft, comfortable bedding 77,000 years ago.
First Super Predator Was a Hawk-Eyed Shrimp, Study Shows
Anomalocaris, which ruled the oceans 500 million years ago, boasted some of the sharpest and largest eyes in history, research suggests.
5 Facts About Pearl Harbor and the USS Arizona
As we commemorate the 70th anniversary of this “date which will live in infamy,” explore little-known facts about the attack.
Do U.S. Presidents Age Faster While in Office?
A human longevity expert assessed the longstanding theory that the stresses of the job make American presidents age more quickly.
17th-Century Londoners Died of Fright, Itch and Grief
A treatise by the pioneering statistician John Graunt, now on display at London’s Royal Society, provides a glimpse at life and death in the 1600s.
Mayans Never Predicted December 2012 Apocalypse, Researchers Say
One of history’s most famous doomsday predictions might rely on a faulty translation of an ancient Mayan tablet.
10 Spies Who Aren’t Household Names
Explore the lives of 10 daring and intriguing covert agents you might not have read about in history books.
Square Dancing: A Swinging History
This Square Dance Day, explore the evolution of a lively tradition with European roots and a distinctly American flavor.
Is East Asia the Kennel of Dog Civilization?
Wolves evolved into man’s best friend south of the Yangtze River in what is now China, according to a new study.
Seeing Sounds, Hearing Colors: Good for Survival?
Why have the genes behind synesthesia, a condition with a higher incidence among artists, survived throughout human history?
For Perfect Teeth, Start Hunting and Gathering
The shift from a hunter-gatherer to agriculture-based lifestyle might be responsible for some dental problems, research suggests.
Was Victim of Earliest Known Human-on-Human Attack Saved By Compassion?
The earliest known case of interpersonal violence left one man with a traumatic head injury 126,000 years ago, a study suggests.
