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The archaeological findings that unlocked the stories of our ancestors

The cave paintings at Lascaux. The Rosetta Stone. The black pharaohs. The Titanic. Two centuries of excavations on six continents have given voice to a past that previously lay mostly hidden. Now breakthroughs in technology promise even more revelations.

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How science solved a grisly mystery in the Pacific Northwest

Over the course of 12 years, a total of 15 feet washed ashore along the Salish Sea. The unsettling discoveries prompted talk of serial killers, aliens, and psychics. The truth is even more unexpected.

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The eerie folktales behind Iceland's natural wonders

Trolls, elves, ghosts, and fairies are integrated into the histories of many of the country's famed natural formations. These tales have been recorded from as early as the 12th century, and were told to children for more than just entertainment.

BEWARE OF TROLLS

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This single working mom was Europe's first professional woman writer

Christine de Pisan was widowed around 1389. She upended medieval norms not only by refusing to remarry, but also by being the first known woman to make a living with her pen.

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It displeased them that women knew more than they did.

Christine de Pisan, 14th century writer

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This ocean creature makes its own invisibility cloak

Life under the sea can be nasty, brutish, and short if you don’t have an effective form of camouflage. And in the open seas, the only way to hide is to disguise yourself as water.

AN ALIEN AMONG US?

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The ghosts of ancient hurricanes live in Caribbean blue holes

Core samples pulled from submarine sinkholes reveal a 1,500-year record of powerful hurricanes that passed through the Bahamas on the way to the U.S. East Coast.

OUR STORMY PAST

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