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The Chinese fossil record may be full of Denisovans we've previously overlooked. iflscience.com/the-face-of-d…
We can tell a surprising amount from the fossils left behind by ancient plants and animals. iflscience.com/what-actually…
A new study even suggests an exact date that van Gogh's painting was inspired: the predawn sky of 22 July 1889. iflscience.com/forensic-astr…
Building a life-size army out of clay was a colossal feat, and now we know more about who made it. iflscience.com/ancient-finge…
Jeronimus Cornelisz, who became stranded in a shipwreck in 1621, is certainly a candidate for psychopathy. iflscience.com/new-study-ide…
It might not sound like a big deal until you remember what happens when antimatter meets matter. iflscience.com/how-to-tame-a…
They didn't specialize in this type of prey, but new evidence suggests they were occasionally on the menu. iflscience.com/neanderthals-…
“It is commonly known that bacteria, like vampires, wither when exposed to sunlight," and they're not the only ones. iflscience.com/why-making-yo…
The majority of the lakes you see on Earth are fairly young. But there are far, far older exceptions. iflscience.com/there-are-onl…
If an asteroid were heading in our direction, a nuclear blast may not be such a bad idea after all. iflscience.com/bruce-willis-…
The researchers could identify no plausible cause for the small but statistically significant effect. iflscience.com/study-of-1600…
You might think we want a deep-blue sea, but it marks a massive die-off in photosynthesizing life in the Pacific. iflscience.com/this-el-nino-…
Its vertical fruiting bodies can grow to half a meter and weigh over 2 kilograms. iflscience.com/when-t-rex-di…
“There’s only one way in, and one way out.” iflscience.com/whalefall-cou…
There are some topical new entries in the 12th annual Chapman University Survey of American Fears, and a couple of them rocketed to near the top of the list. iflscience.com/ai-anxieties-…
The researchers could identify no plausible cause for the small but statistically significant effect. iflscience.com/study-of-1600…
These feathered dinosaurs mixed the body plan of a giraffe, panda, and sloth to become one of the most terrifying vegetarians the world has seen. iflscience.com/the-longest-c…
Scientists have figured out the secrets of snake rolling. iflscience.com/rolling-snake…
No one has ever been killed by falling space junk... yet. iflscience.com/a-shiny-space…
Lukis Anderson was arrested for murdering a man he had never even met. iflscience.com/how-a-mans-ow…
