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Fingerprints Pressed Into China’s Terracotta Army Reveal a Secret Buried for More Than 2,200 Years
For more than 2,200 years, the clay soldiers of China’s first emperor have stood guard in silence. Now, tiny ridges pressed into their surfaces by long-dead hands are changing who we think made them: not only adult men, but also women and children. Who Built the Terracotta Army? Emperor Qin Shihuang’s tomb complex holds roughly…
Great white sharks will never be held captive in aquariums – sad reason why
Dolphins, turtles, jellyfish, even smaller sharks: walk through almost any major aquarium and you’ll find all of them. One animal you’ll never see on exhibit, no matter how large or well-funded the aquarium, is a great white shark. A History of Failed Attempts The first recorded attempt to house a great white shark in captivity…
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Snake Bite First Aid — What the CDC Says to Do First, and the Old Remedies That Make Things Worse
A snake bite is frightening, but it’s rarely fatal when treated quickly. Of the 7,000 to 8,000 people bitten by venomous snakes in the United States each year,…
Peter the Rabbit Was Snatched by His Ears From a Hull Garden — and a Stranger Found Him in a Car Park the Next Day
A family pet vanished from a front garden in broad daylight, and the CCTV footage that followed shocked viewers. Thankfully, the story has a happy ending: Peter is…
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Commuter halts his car after spotting dog ‘hanging’ from a power box struggling to breathe
David Fredman was driving to work in Missouri when something on the side of the road made him turn around. What he…
One Bag of Cheetos, One Cave, 20 Minutes With a Toothbrush — How a Snack Disrupted Carlsbad Caverns
A dropped snack bag doesn’t sound like an ecological emergency. But in the damp, sealed-off world of Carlsbad Caverns, it was enough…