2025 • Dec 29
A quirky guide to myths and lore based in actual science
Folklorist/historian Adrienne Mayor on her new book Mythopedia: A Brief Compendium of Natural History Lore ...
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2025 • Dec 24
Rare footage from trial of Chinese general who defied Tiananmen crackdown order leaked online
Video shows Gen Xu Qinxian explaining why he refused to deploy troops to crush 1989 student-led demonstrationsRare footage of a People’s Liberation Army (PLA) general who defied orders to le...
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2025 • Oct 25
DNA analysis reveals likely pathogens that killed Napoleon’s army
Microbial DNA suggests troops suffered from paratyphoid fever and relapsing fever, among other diseases. ...
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