Survivors reconnect with those who saved them in National Geographic’s 9/11: Reunited. Smoke billows from lower Manhattan on September 11, […]
Category: History
Fake Call History Apps Stole Payments From Users After 7.3 Million Play Store Downloads
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered fraudulent apps on the official Google Play Store for Android that falsely claimed to offer access […]
Research roundup: 7 cool science stories we almost missed
Sperm gets lost in space; raccoons solve puzzles; the physics of folding a crepe; and more. This year’s winner of […]
What happened to Amelia Earhart? New book takes on the case.
Three main theories There are many theories about what happened to Earhart, including a 1970 book claiming that Earhart had […]
New “vibe coded” AI translation tool splits the video game preservation community
Creator apologizes after using Patreon funds for Gemini-powered magazine scan processor. Translating the letter “A” is just one of many […]
What we can learn from scientific analysis of Renaissance recipes
“a key change in how people constructed knowledge” Multispectral imaging, proteomics, historical texts yield new insights into 16th-century medical manuals. […]
Looking back at Catacomb 3D, the game that led to Wolfenstein 3D
No longer keen on more Commander Keen While id’s decision to lean into fast, action-oriented first-person games might seem obvious […]
A British redcoat’s lost memoir resurfaces
Shadrack Byfield lost his left arm in the War of 1812; his life sheds light on post-war re-integration. Actor Chris […]
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 Credit: Princeton University Press Earthquakes, […]
DNA analysis reveals likely pathogens that killed Napoleon’s army
State-of-the-art methodologies Rascovan and his co-authors note in their paper that the 2006 study relied upon outdated PCR-based technologies for […]