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Revealing the Neandertal Diet

by | Friday, March 10, 2017 |

Hard gunk stuck in the teeth of fossil Neandertal jaws shows that the prehistoric human beings had...

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Women’s History Month: International Women’s Day

by | Wednesday, March 8, 2017 |

Today is International Women’s Day (IWD), and in honor of Women’s History Month, we look at this...

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Mythic Monday: Brunhild the Valkyrie

by | Monday, March 6, 2017 |

Brunhild, the beautiful, proud, and headstrong heroine of Teutonic mythology, had a complicated...

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Historic Wins, One Epic Fail at the 89th Academy Awards

by | Tuesday, February 28, 2017 |

It was a night of Oscar firsts on Sunday, February 26, at the 89th Academy Awards, presented at the...

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