List: History | Curated by Katrina Paulson

Feb 18, 2025
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Remains of An Iron Age Tribe Reveal A Matrilocality CommunityIn this community and other early British societies, men left home to join their wives’ families
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Part 1: Overcoming the Taboo of Menstrual BloodDiscussing periods, especially period blood, has long been considered a no-no in everyday conversation, but this taboo is not only silly…
Feb 11
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Feb 11
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Footprints Offer Evidence of Two Ancient Human Species CoexistingWe know other human species once roamed Earth, but this find is the first demonstration of two species directly coexisting — and Homo…
Jan 4
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Jan 4
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New Technology is Revolutionizing Archeology and Changing History’s NarrativeProteomics reveals far more about ancient remains than ever before and changes what we know about gender roles in the distant past
Jan 7
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Jan 7
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Scientists Identify the Head of a Giant Millipede-Centipede HybridExperts knew about Arthropleura, but this is the first time scientists have seen its head
Nov 8, 2024
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Nov 8, 2024
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Research Suggests the Moon May Affect Us More than Scientists ThoughtScience admits there may be some truth to ancient beliefs about the Moon’s influence over us.
Aug 11, 2024
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Aug 11, 2024
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Scientists Identify First Evidence of Down Syndrome in NeanderthalsThe discovery shows Neanderthals provided altruistic care for vulnerable members of their communities.
Jul 14, 2024
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Jul 14, 2024
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New Research Reveals Clues About How Ancient Maya Chose Their Human SacrificesAnd they turn common assumptions on their heads
Jul 18, 2024
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Jul 18, 2024
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Researchers Discover A Cave on the MoonIt may be part of a cave system and could make an ideal space camp for astronauts.
Aug 1, 2024
Aug 1, 2024
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For the First Time Ever, Cannabis was Discovered in the Bones of 17th Century Italian PeopleA middle-aged woman and a teen boy both had evidence of cannabis in their bones
Feb 22, 2024
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Feb 22, 2024
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We Aren’t the Only Humans that Built StructuresResearchers unearthed remains of a wood structure that predates Homo sapiens.
Mar 6, 2024
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Mar 6, 2024
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Researchers Claim Humans Almost Went ExtinctExperts recently discovered Humans shrunk down to a mere 1,300 reproducing individuals, before Homo sapiens even evolved
Sep 23, 2023
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Sep 23, 2023
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Rethinking Human ExceptionalismResearch increasingly suggests other animals share far more with us than previously assumed, which makes me think it’s time to redefine…
Sep 20, 2023
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Sep 20, 2023
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Birth Control Methods Before Modern OptionsBirth control is a relatively new invention. So, what did people do before it to prevent unwanted pregnancies?
Sep 11, 2023
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Sep 11, 2023
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Scientists Learn Something New About Ötzi the Ancient Iceman MummyEurope’s oldest mummy looked different than previously assumed
Aug 29, 2023
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Aug 29, 2023
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Experts Suggest Prehistoric Gonorrhea Inadvertedly Extended Our LifespanIt’s all thanks to a gene called CD33 that evolved to fight gonorrhea, but the Neanderthals and Denisovans weren’t so lucky.
Jan 19, 2023
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Jan 19, 2023
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Experts Are At It Again: 5,000 Year Old Elaborate Tomb Belonged To a FemaleFor decades they referred to the remains as the Ivory Man, but now it’s the Ivory Lady
Jul 25, 2023
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Jul 25, 2023
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Some Humans Survived Climate Changes BeforeBut research shows certain distinctions that determined their fate
Jul 29, 2023
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Jul 29, 2023
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Gender Roles in Hunter-Gatherer Societies Were More Fluid than We Were TaughtBias and a lack of advanced technology led to the assumption that specific gender roles are natural, when evidence shows they were anything…
Aug 1, 2023
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Aug 1, 2023
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Yes, the Decorated Viking Warrior Grave Really Did Belong to a FemaleThe stench of patriarchy, in this case, is strong
Jan 1, 2023
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Jan 1, 2023
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