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February 10, 20263 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmRules of mysterious ancient Roman board game decoded by AIA Roman stone board game has been unplayable…

January 15, 20262 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmAstronomers Spot Mysterious Bar-Shaped Cloud of Iron Inside an Iconic NebulaA distinctive nebula inside the constellation Lyra…

It was a dreary Monday morning in September 2016, and I was working as a teacher, trying to settle a new year 7 class, when a…

November 26, 20253 min readMysterious Fossil Foot Belonged to Ancient Human that Lived Alongside ‘Lucy’Newly identified bones tie the mysterious Burtele foot to a new Australopithecus…

Hidden for decades from public view, the artist’s Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer has now sold at auction for a record sum. Why is it so valuable?A…

November 14, 20252 min readScientists Unearth Mysterious Meteorite Crater in ChinaThousands of years ago, a space rock hit what is now China, leaving a bowl-shaped crater…

November 13, 20253 min readChinese Expedition Reveals Unexplored Section of Mysterious Arctic Ocean RidgeOceanographers hope to find otherworldly ecosystems at hydrothermal vents on the Arctic seafloorBy…

The submersible Fendouzhe being deployed off a Chinese icebreaker in the Arctic Ocean.Credit: Courtesy of the Fendouzhe Research TeamChinese scientists have become the first to visit…

Millennia ago a piece of the sky fell toward East Africa, streaking overhead, born of an ancient collision of asteroids. The meteorite landed, probably with more…

Good morning. It’s been a torrid summer of getting screamed at, dumped on and generally run ragged by those who wouldn’t even be there without you.…